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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for March 2018

Oxaliplatin & xeloda side effects??? Starting next week
I have heard from my onc and read side effects online but I wanted to really hear from people who have experienced this- weight loss/gain?, how bad is the nausea?. I will be starting with 3 rounds of Oxaliplatin and then the 14 days of xeloda after each infusion. I have ovarian cancer, but my subtype is more rare so they…
Please help me understand...
Hi everyone...I am desperate for answers and cannot seem to find any, so I'm hoping someone here can offer some insight. Someone very dear to me is battling ovarian cancer but from the very beginning when she was diagnosed, while she is perfectly comfortable discussing her condition, she has never shared details concerning…
Understanding CT Results - Ovarian Masses
My mother recently had a CT scan for abdominal pressure they thought was diverticulitis, and found ovarian masses. I've tried to search some of the medical terms included in the CT analysis to better understand as the 3-day wait for her CA-125 results/oncology appointment has been gut wrenching. This is for my own…
FDA OKs BRCA1/BRCA2 direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA mutations most often found N people of Ashkenaz
Just for information purposes - Among my many medical alerts comes this article that might be of interest to people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. This seems extremely limited to a very few, but I know that we always wonder if we have a genetic disposition that caused us to have cancer. So I thought I would pass it along…
family history of cancer
hi im a 35 year old female, i had undergone three major sugeries for ovarian cyst rupture with in a period of seven years, i also had an ivf done but got unsuccessful, my husband divorced me as i could not concieve despite all efforts, i had been all ok since last surgery in 2013, though i had to take harmones on and off…
Suepr~Info re IV vs IP chemo treatments & related info 4 Ovarian Cancer w/multiple references
Good afternoon ~ May I call you Sue? As for your question about IP vs IV, you will probably get a more current answer if you will start your OWN topic forum on this same link, for this reason. You have put your query on a link that first began in 2011. That was 7 years ago. Now the only one that is posting currently on…
OC treatment for my dear Aunt
I'm writing to seek your advice for my dear Aunt (58 y/o Indian) who in February 2018 has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. - CA-125 was measured at 54.4 U/ml - CECT of the Abdomen notes: "Large poorly enhancing and dense soft tissue mass in the left Adnexa and Ileac Fossa with surrounding diffuse fat stranding. Similar…
Diet / Nutrition / Menu / Supplements ?
Hi There My mother's ovarian cancer came back after her hysterectomy 9 years ago as tumors on her abdominal walls and malignant ascites. We will be formulating a plan this week with the doctors of how to fight traditionally, but I'm looking for some non traditional methods as well. I know cancer FEEDS ON SUGAR so I want to…
pain in my groin and upper thigh
Has anyone else had pain in their groin and upper thighs. I was on 18 weeks of Taxol and had 6 Carboplatin treatments during that time. this is not neuropathy as I have that in my feet. I had a ultrasound for blood clots and didn’t have any. I finished my chemo 2 weeks ago and still suffer from the pain.
"Cgsolomong"~Info 4U re Ovarian Cancer & hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Hello “Cgsolomong” First of all, allow me to place your posting of February 27, 2018, in a new topic line all your own. You have responded to a line of questions in a post that is now 10 years old. It started back in 2008, and has been read by over 38,000 people. So if you continue to go back there, you may not find many…

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