Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
Discussion List
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fertility after conization
Hi Again, I'm 25 and diagnosed with Stage 0 cervical cancer. My OBGYN has recommended surgery and I would like to know what are my HONEST chances of carrying a child to term after this procedure? I have been reading articles that state that a woman has an increased risk of miscarriage after a cold-knife conization. Is this…
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laser surgery vs. cold-knife conization
I've been recently diagnosed with cervical cancer (Stage 0) and my OBGYN is recommending surgery. I am unable to have a LEEP b/c the cancerous cells are too close to my vaginal walls. She is recommending a cold-knife conization under general anethesia (sp?). What are the differences/benefits of a knife conization vs laser…
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VIN III recurrence
Hi, I'm new to this site. I'm really grateful to have finally found it. I'm been searching high and low for the last week. I was diagnosed last Fall (04) with VIN III after I had other surgery to fix my prolapsed rectum. The piece that was taken out for the repair was sent to pathology and was found to have VIN III. I was…
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Tamoxifen & Uterine Cancer
I am a 39 yr old breast cancer survivor (July'03)from Toronto, Canada - I was stage 1, node negative invasive ductal carcinoma. I had no family history of cancer on either parent's side and yet it still managed to find me. I had 2 surgeries and 5 weeks of radiation in 2003. I was on tamoxifen for 9 months (Sep03 to Jun04)…