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Liver Hepatitis C, Liver Cancer. Needed Liver Transplant. Had Treatments, Tumor Shrunk. What Do Reports Suggest?

my husband had liver Hepp atitis c and was treated twice. the first time it didnt' work but the second did after 15months of treatement. In oct he was diagnosed with liver cancer and advised he needed a liver transplant. it was not eligible at first to go on the list as he had 4 tumer and one was two big. after two treatments of y-90, two of the tumors shrunk enough to make him eligible to go on the list. Now however we found out that his afp number have been rising so they want more test . it was reading 148 but last month went o 268. this month it is 378. what are some reason that the afp might go up other than that the cansor may have spread. he has had mri every 4 months
Wed, 31 Jul 2013
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Hope you are doing good. Moderate levels of AFP (even almost up to 500 ng/ml) can be seen in patients with chronic hepatitis. High blood levels (over 500 nanograms/milliliter ) of AFP are seen in only three situations
HCC ( Hepatocellular Carcinoma )
Germ cell tumors (cancer of the testes and ovaries)
Metastatic cancer in the liver (originating in other organs)
I Hope had answered your Query.
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Liver Hepatitis C, Liver Cancer. Needed Liver Transplant. Had Treatments, Tumor Shrunk. What Do Reports Suggest?

Welcome to Health Care Magic Hope you are doing good. Moderate levels of AFP (even almost up to 500 ng/ml) can be seen in patients with chronic hepatitis. High blood levels (over 500 nanograms/milliliter ) of AFP are seen in only three situations HCC ( Hepatocellular Carcinoma ) Germ cell tumors (cancer of the testes and ovaries) Metastatic cancer in the liver (originating in other organs) I Hope had answered your Query. regards