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How To Treat Rectal Cancer Radiating Towards Liver?

My husband has been staged 4 with rectal cancer that has spread to the liver the surgeon who staged us said he wasn t 100% sure about the liver that the ct scan showed shadows and high numbers but we should get a liver biopsy where the cancer Dr said we don t need a biopsy because it is cancer what do you think
posted on Tue, 11 Aug 2015
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Hello,

Stage4 cancer is difficult to cure by surgery. Chemotherapy may be option. So a biopsy may not have any role in treatment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain
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How To Treat Rectal Cancer Radiating Towards Liver?

Hello, Stage4 cancer is difficult to cure by surgery. Chemotherapy may be option. So a biopsy may not have any role in treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain