Treatment Plan

Mike met today with the oncologist.  Chemotherapy will start next week.  The start of radiation treatment is still TBD.  The oncologist also wants Mike to meet with a gastro-specialist because she is not convinced that the enlarged spleen is entirely due to the liver cancer.  The good news is Mike can still go on the family vacation in July!

No Surgery For Now

The surgeon has decided to postpone surgery for the time being due to the enlarged spleen causing high pressure in the liver.  She said surgery could do more harm than good at this point.  She is proposing chemo and radiation (she said it actually can work on this type of cancer) to at least shrink the tumor and consider surgery at a later date.  This plan could change as early as next week after she consults with some of her colleagues.