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Happy Thanksgiving
While Thanksgiving will be very different this year than what we're used to, I hope everyone has a peaceful and safe holiday. And for those members who don't celebrate this U.S. holiday, extending warm wishes to you and your loved ones as well.
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New article by the New England Journal of Medicine Endometrial cancer
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1514010#.X7cGIUBYvR4.twitter
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Has anyone had Serous Uterine cancer + Positive Peritoneal wash and decline Radiation?
Hi Ladies I was just at my Post op check up appt today and they said they want to go with the 25 full torso radiation treatments and the 3 rounds of Chemo because my UPSC was in the Uterine lining as well as a tumor inside 4.5 cm. It had not gone into the muscle or middle layer of the Uterus. It was not in my lymph nodes…
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The "Outlier" persists....
Good day, Ladies. I am posting today mostly because I do think it help others newly diagnosed to hear life experiences that challenge the generalized statistics that we all know and dislike. I am a 15-year survivor of endometrioid adenocarcinoma who has been up to bat three times so far in the treatment sphere, likely…
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Medicare supplemental or advantage advice?
Well, I've defied the odds for long enough that I will be going on Medicare as of March. I live in CT, and would like to have access to Dana Farber and/or Sloan Kettering. Annual medical bills are likely to be high (although who knows, with no recurrence of uterine, and if the lymphoma stays in remission, all I'd have is…
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MMMT Chemo / Radiation Regimen
For MMMT, has anyone had a regimen of Carbo/Taxel (C/T), then radiation, then Ifosfamide/Taxel (I/T) as first line treatment? I think I remember reading member CMB had this regimen. There have been a number of studies on C/T vs I/T and while C/T has not been found to be superior, it is now the standard of treatment. I…
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What year and age dx?
What year were you diagnosed at, and at what age? What type of uterine cancer do you have?
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Symptoms.
Hi all. Still here :) Just wondering if those of you that had or have a recurrence, what were your symptoms? If any? Besides that, I'm okay. Having chemo tomorrow where i start up on series 3. Then a scan but suapect that this chemo is not working. I still have options, thank god!! :)
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Icing and increased pain in toes
Tomorrow I have my second round of chemo and after first round I experienced neuropathy in hands and feet. So I'm trying out the ice booties and hand mitts and am having a hard time tolerating the feet booties especially. The only thing that makes it more tolerable is to wear a thin sock. I find my toes are…
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Endometrial cancer
Hi I wanted to know if any woman who past menopausal or in menopause have been dx with endometrial cancer? I am stage 3 a which isn't great. I am a bit down today cause my CA 125 has gone up again. I finished radiation in July 2020 and since it went from 20 to 44 and yesterday I found out it is now 86. My Dr feels it's…
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gyn oncologist in California Uterine Carcinosarcoma (MMMT)
Hello Everyone I'm so glad this forum exist, there's so little information about Carcinosarcoma My lovely wife who is 40 years old was just diagnose with Carcinosarcoma, last week she was bleeding and went to ER and they discovered a big tumor in the Cervical area they did a D&C, they told us first it was a cervical cancer…
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Comparison of Universal Genetic Testing vs Guideline-Directed Targeted Testing for Patients With Her
Interesting study about genetic testing in cancer patients. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2772576 Findings In this multicenter cohort study of 2984 patients with cancer, 1 in 8 patients had a pathogenic germline variant, half of which would not have been detected using a guideline-based…
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Uterine Biopsy and delayed bleeding???
Hi all. Posted several days ago that I had to have a biopsy done for a 14mm thickness. All went welll. Very minimal spotting. On day three I began to bleed. Lightly. Day 4, have to change my pad about two times, now today- day 5- I wake up with heavy bleeding!!! I called my dr yesterday and was told she would return my…
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New, worried about my mom
Helllo, My mom has had bleeding off and on for a few months and went to the doctor last week. They did a biopsy and the doctor called today to tell her it is uterine cancer. I am devastated. Tomorrow morning, she will be calling the oncologist for next steps and the ultrasound. I sincerely appreciate all of the posts and…
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Needing help
Hey y'all. How is everyone today? I am a Uterine/Ovarian Cancer survivor. I will have been in remission 3 years this December. My health is starting to get bad again and I'm afraid with this corona virus being so rampant. I was wondering if anyone knows of any kind of Grants or donations for survivors. If so,please let me…
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New, Scared and full of questions
Hi everyone - Not loving I'm here, but it is what it is. Brief history: 54 , female (haha) February of '19 had a GUSHHHHING period so bad I ended up in the ER. Had a D&C w/hysteroscopy. Everything came back ok. Fast forward to June. Heavy period with massive clots lasting 40 days. Nine day break, then a 17 day period. Gyno…