Ovarian Cancer
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It's been a very long time
Hi all, My name is Brittany. I used to be BrittanyC on this board but I long forgot my password and the email I set the account up with no longer active! 2019 makes 10 years that I lost my mother to stage 4 ovarian cancer. She was 52. I was 21 when I lost my mother. I will be 32 in May. Ever since her passing back in…
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Rising ca 125 2 years after frontline treatment.
My wife is 2 years past the end of her frontline treatment. Ca 125 at diagnosis was 1700. She was supposed to have surgery, but a day before the surgery, she was diagnosed with blood clot in her lung. So they started her on chemo. 3 months later she had surgery. Complete debulking (better than optimal, no visible cancer…
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CURE MAGAZINE
I just received my copy of CURE MAGAZINE in the mail today(women's cancers special issue 03.19). This issue is dedicated to women's gynecological cancers. And in particular. articles on Ovarian and PPC. One of the articles is titled, Treating Ovarian cancer like a chronic disease. Subscription to CURE MAGAZINE is free to…
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Avastin and Avastin/Doxil Side Effects
Hi Everyone, I am contemplating either Avastin alone or Avastin/Doxil as my next step along this journey. The published side effect look awful. I am looking for first hand information from you ladies that you might be willing to share on how well tolerated these drugs are......thanks.
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Looking for opinions or advice
Hello it's been a hard battle with my mom's cancer. She was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer, at the time of diagnosis she was also battling a bad infection. The infection almost claimed her life, her mother had the same experience 1 year earlier with pancreatic cancer but had passed due to the infection she had that…
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Symptoms possibly indicative of ovarian cancer?
Hello all, I'm sorry I'm sure you get a lot of posts like this but I'm rather concerned. Since the beginning of March I have lost around 6kg (13lbs). I have progressively been getting other symptoms including: * Early satiety * A feeling of constant fullness and heaviness in my abdomen * Constipation (which is alleviated…