Survivor Led
Liver Metastasis Remains a Major Threat to Cancer Survivors
Recent cases on headline news about liver metastasis such as Tony Snow’s recent diagnosis derived from his primary colon cancer, underscores the fact that liver metastasis is a major threat to cancer survivors. Although cancer rarely begins in the liver, it is often one of the first places where cancer comes back, through metastasis, in cancer survivors. This is primarily due to the liver serving as a primary organ with a very rich blood supply along with a unique microstructure that allows cancer cells to easily enter and hold on once arriving.
“In fact, about 80% of cancers in the liver derive from primary tumors at other sites within the body,” said Dr. Sujuan Ba, the Chief Science Officer at the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). Metastatic liver cancers mainly come from primary tumors in the colon, rectum, stomach, pancreas, ovary, breast and lung. When a liver cancer is the result of spreading from colon cancer, the prognosis is usually not optimistic: 5-year survival rates may plummet to as low as 10%.
Treatment of liver metastasis varies depending on the site of the original cancer, the extent of cancer spread to the liver and many other factors. If the metastatic cancer is restricted to one or a few discrete areas within the liver, surgical removal may provide a cure. In other cases, chemotherapy is often used and may produce a therapeutic response in 20% of liver cancer patients. In most cases however, the disease is currently not curable.
Researchers at NFCR believe that with the advancement of technology and ever-growing knowledge about this disease, major improvements in the treatment of colon and metastatic liver cancer are within reach.
NFCR is currently supporting multiple research projects that are aimed at providing hope against liver metastasis by targeting both the primary cancers and their metastasis. NFCR scientists I. Bernard Weinstein, M.D., at Columbia University, Rakesh Jain, Ph.D., at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Wei Zhang, Ph.D., at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, are exploring alternative routes to tackling primary colorectal cancer cells more effectively. This reduces the cancer cells chances of spreading to the liver and other vital organs. Their research has led to the identification of novel molecular targets, new biomarkers and more potent therapies for the treatment of primary colorectal cancer.
It is much more difficult to treat cancer after metastasis occurs. The good news is scientists at NFCR Center for Metastasis Research may have found some clues against the stealthy spread of cancer. Led by Center Director Danny Welch, Ph.D., researchers at this NFCR Center have discovered several “metastasis suppressors” that prevent cancer cells from growing in the distant sites of the body after they arrive. Metastasis suppressors have been shown to inhibit the spread of breast, prostate, ovarian cancers and melanoma (skin cancer).
About the National Foundation for Cancer Research
Since 1973, the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) has spent over 0 million funding basic science cancer research and public education relating to the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer. NFCR is about accelerating the pace of discovery from bench to bedside and to educating the public so that, together, we can achieve one of medicine’s greatest goals: curing cancer. For more visit www.liver-health.tk
About the Author
Streamlight® Survivor™ LED Flashlight
|
|
STREAMLIGHT SURVIVOR LED FLASHLIGHT ORANGE 90503 NEW $199.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor Led Ac/Dc Black TACT FLASHLIGHT $199.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor Led Ac/Dc Yellow HEAVY DUTY LIGHT $199.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90519 SURVIVOR C4 LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT 12V DC CHARGER YELLOW $154.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90509 SURVIVOR LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT DC $154.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90512 SURVIVOR C4 LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT AC FAST CHARGER YELLOW $149.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90502 SURVIVOR LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT AC $149.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, (Orange, Fast Charge) 90502 $144.85 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight Yellow AC/DC Rechargeable Water-resistance $143.44 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor FL LED Car Fast Charger DC 90519 $142.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED World’s Flashlight Orange FAST Charge 90502 $138.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, (Yellow, Fast Charge) 90512 $137.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90503 SURVIVOR LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT AC HOME DC HOME CHARGER $134.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90513 SURVIVOR LED RCHRGBL FLASHLIGHT AC HOME DC CAR CHARGER YELLOW $134.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90523 SURVIVOR LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT CHARGER W/ AC & DC CORDS $134.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor Rechargable LED Flashlight – Yellow $110.00 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor Flashlight LED with Home and Car Charger AC/DC 90513 $122.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90513 SURVIVOR LED FLASHLIGHT YELLOW AC/DC $122.89 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90503 SURVIVOR LED FLASHLIGHT ORANGE AC/DC $120.89 |
|
|
BitFenix Survivor Black w/ Red LED: rugged portable mid-tower w/ fold-in handle $105.00 |
|
|
BitFenix Survivor Black w/ Blue LED: rugged portable mid-tower w/ fold-in handle $99.00 |
|
|
Streamlight 90510 Survivor LED Flashlight Rechargable ( $102.76 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90500 SURVIVOR LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT – ORANGE – NO CHARGER INC $99.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90510 SURVIVOR C4 LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT – NO CHARGER – YELLOW $99.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90520 SURVIVOR C4 LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT LIGHT ONLY, NO CHARGER $99.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, Reachargeble 90500 $93.95 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, Yellow REACHARGEABLE 90510 $92.85 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, Yellow REACHARGEABLE 90510 $89.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Orange Waterproof Lantern $87.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Orange Waterproof Lantern $87.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, Yellow, no charger $84.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight, Yellow, no charger $84.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor Led Alkaline Orange FLASHLIGHT NW $79.99 |
|
|
Streamlight 90540 Survivor LED Alkaline Model Orange Body $79.81 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Alkaline Model Yellow $78.99 |
|
|
Streamlight 90541 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, Right Angle Light, Yellow $72.32 |
|
|
Streamlight 90541 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, Right Angle Light, Yellow $72.03 |
|
|
Streamlight 90545 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, Right Angle Light, Black $71.24 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90540 SURVIVOR LED FLASHLIGHT ALKALINE MDL $69.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90541 SURVIVOR C4 LED YELLOW FLASHLIGHT ALKALINE BATTERY MODEL NEW $69.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90545 SURVIVOR LED FLASHLIGHT ALKALINE MDL $69.99 |
|
|
Streamlight 90541 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, R $69.66 |
|
|
Streamlight 90545 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, R $68.67 |
|
|
Streamlight 90540 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, Right Angle Light, Orange $67.14 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor 6-3/4in LED Flashlight Right Angle $66.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor C4 LED Alkaline flashlight. Batteries included (ORANGE) $54.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor C4 LED Alkaline flashlight. Batteries included (BLACK) $54.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor C4 LED Alkaline flashlight. Batteries included (YELLOW) $54.99 |
|
|
Streamlight 90540 Survivor 6-3/4-Inch LED Flashlight, R $65.51 |
|
|
BRAND NEW Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight w/ Battery Pack -C4 Power LED $59.00 |
|
|
Streamlight 90541 Survivor LED Flashlight Yellow NEW Alkaline Battery Pack $60.62 |
|
|
Streamlight 90540 Survivor C4 LED Flashlight Orange NEW Alkaline Model $60.62 |
|
|
Streamlight 90545 Survivor LED Flashlight Black NEW Alkaline Battery Pack $60.62 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Flashlight Alkaline Blk 90545 $60.57 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90545 SURVIVOR C4 LED FLASHLIGHT BLACK $60.55 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Lantern, Blk, w/ Battery Pack $59.99 |
|
|
Streamlight Survivor LED Lantern, Blk, w/ Battery Pack $59.99 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90541 SURVIVOR C4 LED FLASHLIGHT YELLOW $59.95 |
|
|
Streamlight Yellow Survivor LED Flashlight Firefighter $59.95 |
|
|
STREAMLIGHT 90540 SURVIVOR C4 LED FLASHLIGHT ORANGE $58.70 |