Liver cancer is a serious illness, that usually have fatal outcome.
An advanced stage of cancer, not advanced age, influence the survival rate in elderly patients.
The prognosis is also worse if he have liver cirrhosis and other co-existing illnesses.
Surgical resection of liver cancer is possible, cause man can function well even if he loses 65-70% of the liver volume.
Another therapies are available and the best treatment can be suggested by his team of doctors.

I was diagnosed with liver cancer just over a year ago. At the time of my diagnoses they saw that my tumer was too large for me to hope for a transplant. At that time my AFP (count?) was 45,000. After four chemoembolizations(sp?) my count was 165, and my other numbers were OK. I was then turned over to an Oncologist. They had counted me out at the VA, though my treatment was excellent. I'm sure they felt that others had a better chance, and funds are limited. My new Doctor prescribed a rather new drug to me, called Sorafenib. It's trade name, I think, is Nextofar, though I'm not sure. After taking 400 MG twice daily, by mouth, for 25 days, my AFP was 46. Normal is said to be 0-50. My Doctor said that since I already have cancer, she wants to see 4. I do too, so I'm taking 200 MG twice daily. I truely feel that my lord Jesus has smiled on me. Gather up your tools, ie. Decide on possible medicines and treatments at your diposal. Look at your medical team. KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, and go to work on your cancer. Stay close to positive people, but go to work. God loves you, and so do I.

Sorafenib goes by the trade name Nexavar.

Surgical resection: Removal of the tumour. Complete removal of most liver cancers is not possible. Mostly this cancer is large and can be found in many different parts of the liver.
Liver transplantation: Currently this is a rarely used approach to treat liver cancer, however only certain number of patients benefit by this treatment.
Chemotherapy: A very resistant treatment.
Radiation: External radiation may be used to shrink a liver tumour or reduce pain but doesnt cures the cancer.
Tumour ablation or embolization: Ablation refers to methods that destroy the tumour without removing it.

Hope you might find this useful...