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Ovarian Cancer

elevated OVA1 test result
Hello, my niece , who is 38 y.o having abdominal pain for few months now, she went to her obgyn and had ultrasound which showd small cyst on left ovary, based on our family history doctor sent her to have ova1 test, which came up slightly high. i believe it was 6 and 4 considered normal?? i am not very familliar with this…
Interesting OC Vaccine trial coming up
FDA Approves Immunovaccine's Application for a Phase I/II Clinical Trial for an Ovarian Cancer Vaccine HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - June 20, 2011) - Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMV), announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed and cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application…
We are awesome!
This morning I handed over the quilt squares and stories to the lady who is in charge of the quilt project. She had only 13 squares before I turned in our SEVENTEEN. Yep....we make up over 50% of the quilt. I am so proud of us! She thinks the raffle tickets will be $1.00 each - 6 ofr $5.00, but that hasn't been voted on…
Square ladies...I need your paragraphs.
If you asked to be represented in the OC quilt. I need a paragrph or two Bout you (or your mom, if she is the honoree). Linda Jonie Kathleen Leesa Lisa 13Q Meghan Mary K Did I miss anyone, Mary? My email is in my profile. If you guys have not seen the squares, check out my Facebook page, or Mary's. They are powerful and I…
Sleep problems
Ladies Just wanted to ask if any of you have problems sleeping..... I finished chemo 8 December 2010, recently I suppose the last few months, I have been finding it increasingly difficult to get to sleep even though i'm tired. I get very fidgety and toss and turn for about an hour or so before I eventually fall asleep. Has…
The Cancer Fighting Kitchen by Rebecca Katz
I received this book yesterday. I ordered it from Amazon. What are some of your favorite recipes? Are some of the ingredients found in health food stores? Look forward to hearing from you. Carla
Thank Carlene for info about DPX-Survivac study
Dear Carlene, thank you for sharing that information about the FDA approve immunovaccine's application for a Phase I/II clinical trial for an ovarian cancer vaccine. You are really a good researcher and always share information with us. It's funny, no oncologists seems to share this type of information with a patient, all…
Chemo reaction question
Hi Ladies.....My first few days after chemo i had the body aches and bone pains. Then I felt great. Now with my second chemo coming up this week i am starting to feel really crappy. Soooo fatigued, weak in the legs and arms, appetite not great and so weepy. I thought that as the first round of chemo started to leave my…
ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH HIGH DOSE IV VITAMIN C??
dear sisters, i have upse (uterine cancer) and am nearly through with chemo for a first recurrence. i've heard and read about high dose iv vitamin c, and was wondering who among you have had experience with this, or know someone who has? there are fewer treatment options for upsc, so i'm wanting to know what has worked for…
Hi
Hello everyone......It's been awhile......about 2 months...Ive been in touch a little with Carlene and she put up a link to my tribute to my Mom (thanks Carlene since I am technologically inept).....I have to say this grief thing sucks....I miss Mom everyday.....sometimes its really bad...I got a new puppy......who knows…
Interesting info on NSAIDs & OVCA
COX-1 eyed as target in ovarian cancer fight BY: BILL SNYDER 5/06/2005 - Blocking the COX-1 enzyme — not the more well known COX-2 — might lead to a way to prevent or treat the most common and fatal form of ovarian cancer, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week. The finding, that COX-1…
Concerned about a friend...
A lady I attend church with is having a biopsy on her voice box tomorrow. She has been hoarse for quite some time. They have already told her it doesn't look good. The reason I'm scared for her is because she also looks about 7 months pregnant. I think she's probably in her mid to late 50's would be my guess. I asked her…
PARP Inhibitor Olaparib Delays Progression in Ovarian Cancer
PARP Inhibitor Olaparib Delays Progression in Ovarian Cancer Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 May 18, K Wachter Maintenance therapy with the novel PARP inhibitor olaparib may fill a gap in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer by significantly delaying progression of the disease, according to the results of a phase II…
Thank you so much, ladies!
Thanks so much for all your wonderful replies. I appreciate deeply every point of view that has been presented. All your replies have made me feel much better. As I said in another posting, I see my friend in a new light now and I feel that my regard for her has lessened. I have certainly learned a lesson from all this.…
"You want pluck?" Part II
Carlene, remember when your pedicurist suggested a pluck for your toes? I have a Part II for you. I've lost my hair and most of my eyebrows due to radiation. I wear a scarf and I've gone back to drawing on my eyebrows. Apparently I did too good of a job, because when I went to the salon, my pedicurist looked at me and…
Teal toes
Sisters don't forget to get you toe nails painted teal. September is OC Awareness month. Log on to teal toes and get your symptom cards so when someone asks about your beautiful toes you can give them a card. The cards are free and they have the symptoms of ovarian cancer. You can use it as a conversation starter. Painted…
"Kitchen Table Wisdom"
Hi Everyone, i just recently read a book, titled KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM, by a Doctor named Rachel Remen. it's like no other book i have ever read, and is filled with wonderful stories, some sad, but mostly gives a person a different perspective seems like we have lost our way, living in a technological world, so this book is…
First Treatment-was quite an experience
Well, my first treatment is over. For the most part it was just as many of you ladies described to me. The Benadryl didn't really affect me very much. So after the nurse talked to me about Chemo, filling my brain with all the information I needed to know, we got the Taxol started. She checked on me at the 10 minute mark.…
Mouth sores
Anybody have any success dealing with mouth sores. I'm on caelyx (doxil).
New development - Situation with my friend
First of all, many thanks to all of you for your thoughtful and compassionate replies. In addition to my husband’s bad neck, he has breathing problems somehow connected with his condition. So at this point in our lives I am in better shape than him and Jane recognizes this. A couple of you have asked how hubby took this…
Teal toes
Sisters don't forget to get you toe nails painted teal. September is OC Awareness month. Log on to teal toes and get your symptom cards so when someone asks about your beautiful toes you can give them a card. The cards are free and they have the symptoms of ovarian cancer. You can use it as a conversation starter. Painted…
Heart burn
Ok this may sound like a strange question but does the chemo cause Heart burn. I am having a lot of heart burn for several days after the chemo. Right now I don't know what is from the chemo and what is just normal stuff. I was just given the the new of cancer almost two months ago. This is all new to me sugestions whould…
grating feeling when breathing
Hi All, DX stage IV ovarian through pleural effusion. Have only had 3 rounds of carbo/taxol. Due for surgery in about a month, so I don't know grade or type. Last chemo kicked my butt. Having a grating feeling around both lungs when lying down. Fear it is cancer adhesions? there and that I will have a very sub-optimal…
Post Chemo Fatigue
Yes I know it takes a year to feel like yourself again. :) But I'm still wondering if the fatigue I am feeling is chemo related. It's been 5 months and it hasn't improved. I expected to get tired more easily and not have the same stamina. But I wake up tired, go to bed tired and never get any relief. My eyes want to close…
I'm hungry...again... any suggestions?
I lost around 45 lbs. before/after surgery. For the first time in my life I had a dr. refer to me as thin. My oncologist told me before I began chemo to not lose any more weight. Never did I think I would have a dr. say those words to me. I've always heard, "lose weight." :) I know while taking chemo is not the time to…
A posting question
Whenever I have posted here, I do a rough outline first and copy and paste. When it comes on the screen, it is a trimmed down version so I cannot say all I want to say. I notice that many of your posts are long - how do you manage to get everything into the posting so that the board accepts it? Ann
Crazy high cost of Doxil & Nuelasta !!
My hospital billed my insurance company $30,800 for a single round of Doxil; and $17,000 for the Nuelasta shot I got the next day. My insurance negotiated that down and paid $24,000 for that single Doxil infusion, and $14,000 for the Nuelasta shot. So, even with the negotiated discount, my insurance is paying my oncology…
What do you ladies think of this situation?
A month ago, hubby and I were visiting a friend who lives out of town. My hubby suffers from a bad neck due to arthritis. Jane has always been very concerned about him and started giving him advice as to what he should do to get better. I spoke up and said, “Yes I want John to get better not only for himself but because we…
New CA125 numbers and Reika
I just got my new number......13! After 2 treatments! I started at 1150 before surgery. YIPPEE...so happy and smiles all day. I also went to my local American Cancer Society and scheduled a Reika treatment. Has anyone had this done? It was described to me as a massage without touching?? I am also scheduled to attent a…
You want plucked?
My forty-ish middle son and I look amazingly alike these days. We both have very short, thin, salt-and-pepper hair. And since he is overdue for a haircut, and the back of his hair reaches almost to his collar, the style is very similar, too. Mine, of course, has more gray. I think about my hair at least once a day. What I…

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