Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
Discussion List
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hysterectomy after conization
Diagnosed 11/7 with adenocarcinoma in situ, I had a conization on 11/18/05 and it came back with one quadrant not having clear margins plus the upper cervical(deep margin cervix had a 'small focus of tumor present at margins of sample'). The Dr is now saying he cannot do a hysterectomy for 6, preferably 8 weeks, due to the…
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New to group
My mom (61) was just diagnosed with poorly differentiated endometrial carcinoma stage 3 through a biopsy after bleeding once 11 years after menopause. She is scheduled for a complete hysterectomy on December 9. I am so afraid and worried and am not familiar with the severity of her cancer but I have been reading some of…
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Worried
Hi all, My name is Ron I am exremely worried about my wife,Susan. She has just had a pelvic ultrasound and has been told that the endometrial lining has thickened to 40 mm. She is scheduled to see a gyno next week to arrange a scope and a biopsy. The indication from the doctor was that it was either endometrial displaysia…
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I am new to CSN - my mom was just diagnosed with Uterine Cancer
Hello everyone. I am new to CSN and my mom was just diagnosed with Uterine Cancer 3 weeks ago. She is 1 week post-op from her hysterectomy. The surgeon was so sure that it was contained in her uterus but when she went back to the dr. last week, we were told that traces of the cancer were found in her pelvic lymph nodes.…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi-I was diagnosed with stageIII vaginal cancer about two months ago and am scheduled to start treatment next week after exploring various ways of treating it. Reading your postings have scared me to death. My first five weeks of treatment will consist of 25 external radiation treatments and 5 chemo ones. They told me the…