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Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)

Abnormal Pap
Everyone I was told by some on the uterine board to also post this question here. I am new here to this board, myself am 16 months post for head & neck. Yesterday my oldest daughter got her results and they were abnormal. Her gyn is going to do biopsies this week, he seems to think that it just might be an infection and…
Childhood Cervical cancer
My name is Rebecca.im 16.I prefer becca.about 2 weeks ago I went to the gynocologist because I had a few bumps pop up on my vaginal area. He gave me a papsmere and told me it was probably just nothing to worry about and to just watch them.when my results came back, the office called and told to come down there asap.I…
So frustrated-Cervical cancer
I was just diagnosed with cervical cancer after having a colposcopy and biopsy, This was yesterday, Ive been refered to a Gyno-oncologist(?) but i need a referal by my primary care physician, I lose my Insurance in 3 weeks and the office where my PCP knows this, I called yesterday to try and get a referal and no one called…
repeat abnormal pap smear
last year I was diagnosed with moderate vaginal dysplasia, I used efudex and it completley cleared up. I had a pap smear after my last colposcopy in September and everything came back clear. I just had my annual last week and the results of my pap came back as abnormal again? is this normal? after being all clear and…
Cervical Cancer treatment
Hi everyone, I am a 31 y.o. female, with 2 small children (20 months and 5.5 y.o.) Just before the holidays 2009, I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. I fought that battle with 6 aggressive rounds of chemo. Once that was complete, I continued to get a weekly infusion of Erbitux with the hopes that it would keep…
cold knife cone biopsy
I will be having a cold knife cone biopsy in the next couple of weeks. I was hoping someone could tell me more about this procedure.
Cervical / Uterine Blockage
Hey ladies, Can anyone give me some feedback? I went to the gyn/oncologist and they attempted to do an endometrial biopsy. They were unable to get to the uterus because something was blocking the entry. They tried poking this way, that way and another way........OUCH!!!! The cervix was bleeding pretty badly and they…
sacral insufficiency fractures
Just wondering if anyone has had sacral insufficiency fractures after having radiation treatments ffor cervical cancer. Would like to hear from you on your progress and what to expect. thanks, ginger
6 years later and still looking over my shoulder
I was diagnosed with hyperplasia and low grade endometrial cancer in Aug. of 2000. I was 28 years old. It was discovered because my husband and I wanted children and I was having a hard time conceiving. I was also diagnosed with PCOS. I was referred to one of the top hospitals and had the head of the gynecological cancer…
Aromattherapy
Does anybody out there know anything about aromatherapy that will lessen the effects of nausea?
Mom of cervical cancer patient (recurrent)
Hi, My daughter has been diagnosed with recurrent cervical cancer. She is in the process of trying to get admitted to a clinical trial as the doctor does not want to do surgery except as a last resort. I am really struggling with how to support her. She is extremely depressed. I feel helpless as there is really nothing I…
Advanced Cervical Help
Hello all my wife (53) has advanced cervical (adenocarcinoma) stage 4B. I am struggling as the caregiver and she has been in bed for the 3-4 days, feeling very tired, pain on and off, not feeling well, she feels hungry but does not feel like eating anything. She gets home care 3-4 times per week, I dont know what to do…
Small Cell Caricinoma of the Cervix
I was diagnosed with this rare form of cervical cancer just over a year ago. I am out of treatment and doing fine. This is a very rare and aggressive form of cervical cancer. When diagnosed women usually feel as if they are the only one. There is a group of us from around the world though who have connected and are making…
radiation therapy to pelvis and side effects
Hi I have colon cancer and recently had radiation therapy to my pelvis. I had my last radiation on Dec 22 and I'm now having an odorous (sorry if this is gross) discharge from my vagina, is this a side effect? Should i call my oncologist, radiation oncologist or gyn? Any help would be great. THanks!
cervical cancer
I have been diagnosed with 1B1 cervical cancer and am sched for radical hysterectomy. I would like to keep my ovaries. I do not know if nodes are involved yet or not. I had a CT scan and PET scan that were negative. My doctor/surg still may want to do radiation and chemo post op. What are risk/benefit of radiation?? Does…
Treatment For Vaginal Adenocarcinoma--Questions?
Hi everyone, I am desperate for answers for my 88 year old mother. She was diagnosed with vaginal adenocarcinoma about 2 years ago. It was found in a routine exam (although she hadn't had an exam in about 5 years prior to that.)It was a small spot they said, but the doctors recommended some chemo once a week and 5 weeks of…
Redbook article
Dear All, I am a writer whose experience with vulvar cancer is in the upcoming January edition of Redbook magazine, hitting newsstands next Tuesday, December 21st. I will also be contributing posts to their website starting on the 21st. Your stories have inspired me to write about a cancer most don't talk about. I hope…
Help dealing with divorce and cancer
Hi everyone. My name is Ginger. I am 43 years old, I have two precious children 11 and 7 and I am a first grade teacher. I am going through a divorce and am dealing with stage 4 cervical cancer. I am currently going through my 3rd round of chemo. I am feeling a little overwhelmed doing this by myself. I am scared. I was…
Christine’s Story
June 2008; 34yo, 3 great kids, 1 loving husband It started with a bad Pap smear. It then went to an attempt to perform a hysterectomy, which did not happen because the cancer had spread too far. Scans, CT and MRI. Chemo and radiation. Cesium implants. Scans. Cervix clear cancer moved to T4 vertebra. More radiation. Combo…
Swollen lymph nodes in PET/CT scan 9 months after end of treatment
I am just wondering if anyone has had a similar finding. I had stage 1B cervical cancer treated with radiation, chemo, and internal radiation. Following treatments that ended last May, I had two clear pap smears and last Friday went in for a PET/CT scan. Unfortunately I wasn't able to talk to my oncologist today, but his…
New Year
Wishing everyone the best in the upcoming New Year!
Co-workers silence about cancer
Have any of you found that co-workers totally ignore what you went through with cancer? I was diagnosed with early stage 1B1 cervical cancer this past May, had a radical hysterectomy early July, and am grateful to not need chemo nor radiation. My first tests 4 months after surgery recently shows I am cancer free! When I…
gyn cancer has a rock band
N.E.D. is a rock band made up of 6 gynecologic oncology surgeons. They are having a concert in Portland, Oregon on January 16, 2011. Here's a link if anyone is interested in attending: http://www.aladdin-theater.com/show_page.aspx?eventid=2039 Let's break the silence on women's "under the belt" cancers.
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Radiation Proctitis after treatment for cervical cancer
Finished up with my radiation in Feb. of this year, internal and external. No bowel problems really at all during treatment-now I have been having slightly bloody stools for the past month, passing a few clots recently. Sigmoidoscopy today showed radiation proctitis which was treated with argon laser. I have to do repeated…
squamous cell carcinoma
I was diagnosed last week and I'm terrified. I have an appointment with the specialist on the 2nd but hope to arm myself with knowledge before hand. Does anyone know what this type of cervical cancer is as far as severity and prognosis? I have not been staged yet but seems everything I read says that no matter what the…
Coping with Adenocarcinoma
I am 30 years old and was diagnosed 2 months ago with endo-cervical cancer and had a radical hysterectomy 6 weeks ago. I was able to keep my ovaries and no chemo. I have stage 1B. It all happened so fast and I am still trying to process everything. I am looking to get info on the odds of it coming back after my…
overcoming loss of cervical cancer
i was diagnosed with cervical cancer one year ago, but am still having a hard time of overcoming the loss from having a hysterectomy at age 28. I had my paps every year, always clean, until last year. It was just abnormal cells, but then when they did the colposcopy, they found some pre-cancerous cells. It was…
new cancer?
Oncologist orders an MRI due to new intense pelvic pain which shows uterine fibroid and right ovarian cysts which "were previously noted an had not changed." Better yet, the two previous scans report that I've had a hysterectomy and no ovaries are seen??? I never had a hysterectomy...who's reading these??? Two weeks later…
Has anyone here been treated for cervical cancer and not had to have a hysterectomy?
It seems like everyone on this board who has had even early stage cervical cancer has had a radical hysterectomy. Has anyone managed to be treated without having their fertility compromised?

Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)

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