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How do you find out you're cancer free?

Seraph98
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Aug 27, 2012 - 10:10 am

I was diagnosed with stage 2C. I'm about to go into Round 5, my CA 125 is down to 78 from 485 so chemo seems to be working.

Since I'm nearing the end of treatment I was wondering what do they do to pronounce you cancer free? I'll try to remember to ask my Onc tomorrow but there are a lot of other questions I have for him, it may slip my mind.

Do they do scans, just blood work, both?

Thanks
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Glad to be done
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Aug 27, 2012 - 10:14 am
Seraph When you are done

Seraph

When you are done (mine was 1 month after chemo ended) you will go in for a cat scan. If the scan comes back clear or NED (no evidence detected as we all say on here) you are cancer free.. They will continue to monitor you with blood work and scans to keep an eye on you in case of recurrence.
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Tethys41
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Aug 27, 2012 - 6:27 pm
Cancer Free

I don't think they ever really say you are cancer free, just as they don't ever really say you are cured. They can do a scan to determine whether there is no evidence of disease. But it is assumed that there are still cancer cells in your system that could trigger a recurrance.
Seraph98
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