hedwards: Because he didn't have liver cancer to start. That means that the cancer has spread from the original location. If it were just the liver, his odds would be a lot better. Getting a liver is rather tough due to the generally poor quality of livers in general. Between infections and obesity, it's tough to get transplant-worthy livers.
Anybody that cares about him or people in general should seriously consider signing up to donate and keeping themselves in reasonable shape. Obesity, drugs and excessive medication are killers as far as the liver goes.
In his case, a liver transplant isn't going to make a difference, but for others it could.
If the cancer sends metastasis its malignant form. Its very evil, because it forms a network - the smaller pieces are hindered in development by the major one. Once major, say, is surgically extracted or defeated by chemotherapy, one of the smaller starts to grow.
Chemo and also OP suppress own immune system, which is the only real killer against cancerous cells. So its like bombing both good and bad guys.
The benign cancer form does not spray metastasis and is often present in every human, for example - the little red dots on the skin, that disappear when being pressed on to reappear in few seconds - thats arthritic capillary cancer, usually harmless and vanishes on its own.
Well, one man my wife knew personally has defeated cancer, it was in Kazakhstan in 80ties and doctors have let him 6 months to live and sent him home to die.
He started catching and eating dog (yes dog) and badger(yes, badger) livers and has defeated the cancer, shocking the doctors. I am not doctor, I have no idea how it worked and I give you my own word this is not some fantasy.
Here, I
found some information. Apparently badger and dog liver and fat have strong immune effect.