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Ca125 up a bit more
I was in for Herceptin yesterday. They repeated my Ca125, and it's crept up a bit more. It was 36, I think, at the time of diagnosis. Of course it rose after surgery, but it slowly drifted back down. I think that the lowest it got to, was just under 10 a few months ago. Then 11. something. Then 13.something, and I told…
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Question about staging and diagnosis
I was diagnosed from a D&C in November, at which time they could not share a stage, but indicated they found 3 spots of Adenocarcinoma, FIGO grade 2. In December I had a radical hysterectomy, and was staged 1a (less than 50% myometrium invasion), but this pathology only found FIGO grade 1 cells. I also had clear lymph…
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Vaginal brachytherapy experiences?
I was recently diagnosed with Stage 1a, Grade 2 endometrial adenocarcinoma. Though my surgical pathology only found grade 1 cells, the prior pathology from my D&C found grade 2 cells, so my final grade is 2. For this reason, along with other risk factors, they are prescribing brachytherapy, which is scheduled for 5…
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Waiting for treatment options
Many of you will relate to this. I am waiting for my daughter to pick me up to go to my oncology appt. to discuss the treatment options. We are well prepared as son emailed questions to her last week so she will know what we need to learn. Nevertheless, my stomach is upset and my BP is rising as it always does for these…
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Free access to scientific articles
Access for patients – and other ways to get Elsevier articles without a subscription We’re updating our list of free and low-cost article access programs, including patient/caregiver access www.Elsevier.com While there are thousands of articles available via open access publishing, where an author or funder covers the…
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N95 masks
Since some women here are on treatment, I hope. you have a supply of N95 masks just in case. Surgical masks don't work for viruses. I tried to buy some this week and they were out everywhere.
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Really scared
Hello to everyone. I have been reading through many stories and trying to take in as much information as possible to get me through this very difficult time. A few years ago my husband had kidney cancer and I was able to find a lot of info from these discussion boards. I am 46 and have been very regular with periods up…
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uterine serous carsinoma
Willow oaks Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 2020 Jan 22, 2020 - 5:17 am Uterine Serous Carcinoma I’ve just been learned I have Serous Carsinoma. I’m scared on too many level To think about!
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Keytruda side effects
Hi, have any of you fine ladies been on Keytruda and could you please speak on side effects. thanks Little Annie
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When life throws you curveballs...
I enjoyed this article, perhaps because it captures my own journey to a new life. Nothing new for those of us who've been on this forum for a while, so I'm posting it mostly for new folks. This resonated with me: "The phrase ‘Now that you are back to normal …’ is like a knife to the heart. We cannot compare our current…
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New research news?
* Nearly 50 existing non-cancer drugs found to kill some cancer cell lines in the lab * Researchers surprised at the high yield of compounds active against cancer cells A variety of existing drugs for treating conditions such as diabetes, inflammation, alcohol abuse, and arthritis in dogs can also kill cancer cells in the…
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Let's have a roll call!
We have a lot of new people and although the board has been pretty quiet lately, let's have a roll call. 1. Type of uterine cancer - Stage & Grade 2. Treatment 3. Current status 4. Anything else you'd like to share or what you've learned from this journey, etc. If you've been following the posts but haven't posted…
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Cancer Mortality Continues to Decline But Not For Uterine CA
The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported. The news comes from Cancer Statistics, 2020, the latest edition of the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer rates and trends. That's the good news.…
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Update and apology
Hi Ladies, I so apologize for my lack of communication in the past few months and so sorry to have worried u all! Though I'm so grateful beyond words for all the advice, support and encouragement you all have given me , you all mean so much to me, I started becoming very anxious reading posts of those having recurrences…
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A person who was my inspiration has died
She was not my "friend" but a member of my inner community. And she was my inspiration! She had ovarian cancer, beat it for 2 years, had a recurrence, then another remission for almost 5 years. She was also my doctors patient. I just found out today that she passed away in November. I knew in March she had a 3rd…
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Question for those of you with lymphedema
For any of you who have developed lymphedema: Was severe knee pain an early symptom for any of you? I have no swelling at all and doctor checks say no sign of lymphedema, and my knee pain could easily be attributable to the aromatase inhibitor I'm on. But, since a lot of the pain is directly behind my kneecaps, I'm…
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Phase 2 study of the Exportin 1 inhibitor selinexor in patients with recurrent gynecological maligna
Interesting, a drug I hadn't heard of yet. I searched selinexor and endometrial cancer at clinicaltrials.gov and there were two other studies using selinexor, one for maintenance after chemo (phasec3) and one on combination with chemo (phase 1), both gor advanced or recurrent disease. The maintenance one is interesting in…
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Ca-125 inching up
I'm worrying. My Ca-125 was around 30 at diagnosis, and years beforehand, had been in the low single digits, so I figured it was a valid predictor for me. It went up after surgery (1a UPSC/clear cell but isolated tumor cells found in one of the two sentinel nodes) to the 70s from post-op inflammation, but then slowly…
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Cancer statistics 2018
We are each unique individuals but there are statistics and trends to be aware of. Cancer statistics, 2018 CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 68 (1), 7-30, 2018 Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States and compiles the most recent data…
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Exercise and endometrial cancer
Exercise may curb odds of some cancers Adults who met or exceeded daily physical activity recommendations had an up to 27%, up to 19% and up to 17% lower risk of developing liver cancer, myeloma and kidney cancer, respectively, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers also associated increased…
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Besides doing chemo and/or radiation...
What else do you do to try and reach NED? I'm taking THC and cbd. I'm a vegetarian. And latest I'm trying that repurposed drugs and taking antihistamine. I'm going to do even more going forward, I'm just not sure what I should do? I have stage 4B USPC, so I'd better meet it with all I have. ;) Currently being treated with…
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Oral paclitaxel
Interesting phase 3 trial for metastatic breast cancer using a modified oral paclitaxel compared to standard IV paclitaxel every 3 weeks, which found both better response and less neuropathy. I wonder if it will eventually make it's way into our world for adjuvant or metastatic treatment!…