Treating cancer is a science, but not always an exact one. Sometimes medical assessments aren't always accurate. One local colorectal cancer survivor explains how continuing to seek answers and advocating for himself saved his life.
"It was just kind of a leap of faith," he said.In time, Liu also became a warrior for more Asian American Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood.
"In October of 2019, they found colon cancer and they stated, 'Oh well, it looks like we found masses in your liver,'" Liu said."There's no treatment. You're inoperable since it metastasized. Realistically on chemo, they told me I'd have two years to live," he said. "I think overall a significant number of patients who actually would have a chance to be surgical candidates are not given that opportunity," said Dr. Andreas Kaiser, a colorectal surgeon at City of Hope.
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