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matteorasoyesterday at 11:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

Huh? How would chemo "block his liver"? Do you mean that he had a liver metastasis that the chemo didn't help with?


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TimBurmanyesterday at 11:48 PM

Chemotherapy can damage many organs including the liver. See "Organ Damage" on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy

A friend's sister beat colon cancer over ten years ago but now is having liver problems that took a while to pin down. They warned her she'd probably die in a couple years from the cancer without Chemo, but would have this risk long term and it recently showed up.

Noaidiyesterday at 11:16 PM

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