Ovarian Cancer
Discussion List
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Enlarged Ovary?
Hello, I am new here, well in the ovarian board, my fiance had kidney cancer two years ago. Well now we are worried that my Mom might have something. As I write this she is getting a CT Scan, the ultrasound showed an enlarged ovary and enlarged uterus. She is 54, had three kids. The doc is worried bc she stopped her cycle…
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3c with no disease in pelvis
I'm a 3c grade3 serous papillary but there was no disease in my pelvis, just on the ovaries and in the lymph glands. Is there anyone out there with this? I've just finished chemo and getting nervous about it coming back.
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Mom is stage IV- need advice
My mother was supposed to have her hysterectomy and debulking yesterday, but when they got inside, they found that the cancer had spread over pretty much every surface. We're obviously in shock. My mother asked me to post here and see what kind of advice we could get (I told her that I had posted before and found it to be…
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Is it time to give up?
I've been battling OVCA stage 3C for a little over 4 years. This last year has been the worst, starting with the cancer becoming resistent to taxane/platinum chemo. Next came a bowel blockage for which I had surgery, but the bowels have not worked properly since and I'm in an almost constant state of diarrhea. I have not…
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Mom's Blood Test
My mom's CA-125 went from over 3,000 before her surgery a month ago to 23 after surgery and one round of chemo. My Mom's cancer was diaganosed as IIB last month. Today was her second chemo session and the doctor's office called her during it to tell her about her blood test!! Her hair really started falling out about a…
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Hi ! I am new here.
A friendly hello to all here. I am a newbie here on this site. I am an ovarian cancer survivor of 8 years and a stage 4. No recurrence to date. Keep the faith my friends! Be well, Jan
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FDA Grants Fast-Track Designation for Phenoxodiol for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
FDA Grants Fast-Track Designation for Phenoxodiol for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer WASHINGTON, DC -- November 4, 2004 -- Marshall Edwards, Inc., (Nasdaq: MSHL)(LSE AIM: MSH) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the investigational anti-cancer drug, phenoxodiol, Fast Track status for its…
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New inspirational cancer survivor book
I just finished a new book - Make Your Miracle, Surviving Cancer. It is amazing. For more information go to www.makeyourownmiracle.com
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Mother recently diagnosed- need advice
My mother went to the hospital because her stomach was extremely swollen and extremely painful. They found that it was ascites and discovered adenocarcinoma. She has about a hundred doctor's appointments in the next week. They say they'll operate, but don't know when. We don't yet know what stage it is. I live far away and…
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need 2nd opinion
My mom has stage 3 Fallopian tube cancer which is treated just like ovarian. She finished her first round of chemo and her Ca125 is 55. Her Doc said no more chemo...you have plateaud. Her doc wants to just check her levels in 3 mos and then if the ca125 elevates, do chemo again. My mom is very depressed that she is not in…
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Changing the Identity of Medical Oncology
Under previous law, Medicare covered chemotherapy as well as radiation treatment for cancer patients, but did not pay for oral-dose anti-cancer drugs, unless they were available in both oral and injectable form. Medicare Part B covered a total of seven oral-dose anti-cancer drugs under this provision. Older Americans were…
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Stage 1a diagnosed - what did you do?
I recently had a total abdominal hysterectomy because of a large tumor on one ovary. They found Stage 1a, serous ovarian cancer in that ovary, but it didn't appear anywhere else. One doctor has recommended four treatments of chemo (carbo/Taxol), and a second oncologist tells me chemo isn't necessary. I'm waiting for a…