Well. No other way to say this other than to just say it...

My dad's cancer, once thought to be gone, is back. And it's spread. The doctor here in town didn't do the proper scan after dad's last surgery, he just said they got everything and took him off chemo and put him on shots (the same as chemo, just a lower dosage). So dad went in for another scan at the end of last month, thinking that everything was going to be gone and he would be completely finished with treatments. But instead they found a couple of spots of cancer back in the original location...and a "dark spot" on his liver. After seeing a specialist last week in Los Angeles about the "dark spot", and going through a few more tests, he was told that there are actually FIVE spots on his liver. The good news is that they MIGHT be able to treat it. He has a few options for treatment, and they are all experimental. Basically, the treatment could either dissolve the cancer, or it could cause it to grow. The doctor he has now, the specialist in LA, is known for his work with melanoma...so we know my dad is in good hands. Please keep him, the doctor, my family, and this whole process, in your prayers.