Here are stories from people affected by liver cancer covering different types of liver cancer and treatment. Each story provides an insight into the diagnosis, treatment and lives of people with liver cancer.
These experiences can be a great source of comfort and hope to patients and their loved ones. If you’d like to share your story, please go here: Share your story – British Liver Trust
Liver cancer type:
Cancer treatment:
Frank’s story: “I feel incredibly fortunate to have received such informative and supportive care.”
Alastair’s story: “I went through all the medical trials, including Interferon and Ribavirin, as they tried to figure out how to control hepatitis C”
Monica’s story: “I was unbelievably lucky because my liver disease was picked up so early”
Graham’s story: “Prevention is the key to reducing cirrhosis as well as taxes on confectionary and alcohol”
Ian’s story: “The only way to a complete recovery would be a liver transplant”
David’s story: “Nobody fights cancer, you just go with the flow, do your best and follow the best advice you can”
Matthew’s story: “If you have something incurable it comes down to how you want to deal with it. I want to be happy”
Debbie’s story: “I’ve been waiting two-and-a-half years for a transplant. Hopefully…hopefully my turn will come
Lynne’s story: “No one talks about liver cancer and I don’t know why. It’s a big killer, but no one knows anything about it”
Angela’s story: “John had a tumour that had almost filled his liver. It was so big that it had gone into his aorta and his lungs”
Louis’ story: “My liver cancer was gone but I was still on the liver transplant list. Did I still need one?”
Shona’s story continued: “I woke up from my liver transplant feeling like someone was protecting me”