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tamoxifen
Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone has heard of being prescribed tamoxifen for cervical cancer. A friend was diag. with cervical cancer. She's currently undergoing radiation (refused surgery and /or chemo) long story Anyhow, she just mentioned something about cancer drugs and when I asked her what she was taking she…
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Life after vulva cancer treatment
I was diagnosed with stage 3 vulvar carcinoma. The diagnosis completely came out of left field for me. I have never been diagnosed with HPV in my entire life. I have always gotten regular checkups especiallly when I was pregnant with all three of my children I was sure to get through tests for all possible diseases. When I…
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Cervical cancer oxaliplatin and gemzar
Well, survived mt oxaliplatin and gemzar infusion. No allergic reaction. Yea! Hope it stays that way. Strange drug. Need to avoid cold for a week. Started having weird hand sensations by the time I got home. Tingling and stabeing pins and needles. Quite uncomfortable. Continues on and off today. A little nauseas but…
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Vulvar Dysplasia III
I just received word that I have VIN III. I am afraid. he lesion wil be removed soon and I will be seeing an oncologist soon. The Dr. spoke of reconstructive surgery and all of this is overwhelming. The only comforting words i heard is that I don't have a cancer. But he kept emphasizing how severe the dysplasia was. I'm…
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What to expect after a simple vulvecomy
I had a simple partial vulvectomy on 3/13/13 - 13 days after my 63 birhtday--should have played those numbers. I am requesting a topic of what happens during recovery. A lot of us have been through the surgery, but need to know what happens after. One week-two-three-four, etc. Can anyone help me. I think it would be good…
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Back from the gyno oncologist - VIN iii surgery, need advice!
I wanted to start a new thread instead of hijacking the old one. I had the appt with the gyno oncologist today and will be having surgery to remove the 1 VIN iii lesion on April 12th. They did the acid test and only saw the 1 lesion. Everything else looked clean. But the 1 lesion included both the biopsy sites that I had.…
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Seeking feedback about my mother's treatment options for Stage IV UPSC, after first chemo cycle
Dear friends, I think I'm on the right discussion board for my mother's form of cancer, which is uterine papillary sereous carcinoma. She was diagnosed in December of 2012 and is finishing her first line of chemotherapy, having undergone radical hysterectomy in December. Disease has metastized to her liver and is present…