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Loss Of Interest
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Avastin
My wife got diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3C at the age of 29 years – 4 years back. After surgery, removal of tumor, colostomy done and 12 cycles of chemo with paclitaxel and carboplatin for first 7 chemo and remaining 5 paclitaxel with cisplatin was done. Last chemo was done in march 2015. Regular checkup was on and…
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Ovarian Cancer Facts & Best OC Hospitals~Reply to "Cncersucks44" re mom w/Stage IV OC
Hello Dear Daughter – We’re glad you have come here to pay a visit, and hope to learn more about your mother’s cancer. However, you have posted on a site that is 15 years in the making with over 51,000 reads. It is not the best link to find good answers. You seem to be asking “TammyC51” about how she is doing. However, she…
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AVASTIN (Bevacizumab)-Info for Danny-Personal stories-Clinical reports-Advantages vs. Disadvantages-
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Chemo induced peripheral neuropathy
has anyone found anything that helps chemo induced peripheral neuropathy? i have tried acupuncture and Dr. has added Gabipentin.
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Tuesday was last day of chemo, knock on wood
I completed my 6 cycles of chemo this past Tuesday. Between steroids and excitement I have a lot of sleep to catch up on. My CA125 numbers have come back 10 or less for the past 5 cycles. But still anxious about the scan in 3 weeks. I have never felt stronger and more empowered in my life and I plan on grabbing life by the…
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I am over the moon
This is my first post but have been reading so many posts and replies in the past 2 months. I was diagnosed 2 months ago with stage III ovarian cancer. I had a full hysterectomy with debulking on 3/10/17. My scan showed 4 lymph nodes possibly effected, I had a 19 cm mass on left ovary and 7cm on the right, it spread to my…
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MIRVETUXIMAB SORAVTANSINE Clinical trial!
Getting ready to start a stage 3 mirvetuximab soravtansine (imgn853) clinical trial for my 3c recurrent disease. Has anyone out there been on any stage of this trial? Can you share with me your side effect timeline? Experiences?
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"Fatema"~Had 2 play Hide&Seek 2 find U~My answer can B read on the Peritoneal Cancer topic forum
Fatema.tk Posts: 1 Joined: Jul 2017 Aug 02, 2017 - 8:11 am Help required Hi all here,my mother cez 67 n cez jus diagonesed wid stage 3 peritoneal cancer...doctor suggesting surgery and den cheomo..nt v prefered chemo first so.c will b receiving cheomo soon...cn u pls guide me through d after effects of cheomo... * reply *…
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Can Pet Scan spread cancer?
Hi. I lost my mum to breast cancer last year and my uncle to lung cancer. My elder sister had an ovarian cyst when she was only 10 which was removed and she is 24 now. She doesn't look too well and has been having anger outbursts which is unlikely of her. She's lathergic and weak. I want to get a pet scan done on her but…
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Ovarian 3c possible peritoneal reccurance
I'm 2 months into remission of Stage III C papillary serous mixed low high grade ovarian cancer. Just had a CT that showed: Several new areas of wispy and poorly defined soft tissue thickening in the mesentery, along the serosal surface of the proximal ascending colon and in the pelvic fat as well as new trace pelvic free…
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Stopping Chemotherapy before 4th Cycle
Hi there, I was diagnosed in March with Ovarian Cancer after finding one tumor, having surgery to remove that tumor & then finding even more tumors during the surgery. I have Stage 3C Ovarian Cancer & ended up losing my right ovary, a smidge of my left ovary, my appendix, & my omentum. I went through 3 cycles of BEP…
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HIPEC after first line chemo
Hi, My wife's oncologist recommends heated ip chemo following the completion of her first-line chemo. Treatment is done with 4 incisions in the abdomen. They wash the abdominal cavity with heated chemo drugs (Cisplatin?) for 90 minutes and suck it back out. Requires 1 day hosptal stay. He thinks this can help eradicate the…
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22 and newly diagnosed
Hi everyone I'm new here so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. My name is Abigail, I just turned 22 and I graduated from college this past May. I found out five days ago that the ovarian cyst I had removed a week ago (I also had the ovary removed) is malignant. The possibility of cancer never entered my mind and wasn't…
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Monitoring ovarian cancer following chemo
Hi all; In 2004 I was diagnosed with stage 3C her2+ breast cancer. I had a secondary, inoperable tumor in my supraclavicular node. Lumpectomy, chemo, herceptin and intensive radiation followed by arimidex for 6 years during which time I saw my oncologist every 3 months then another year every 6 months. Lots of tests and…
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Any Stage II Ovarian Cancer Survivors?
Hi - I am brand new to this discussion board. My mom was diagnosed with Stage 2C ovarian cancer a week ago. Ironically, she had a hysterectomy (including removal of her ovaries) 11 years ago. However, because it was done laproscopically, apparently there were some ovarian cells left behind. She is in complete shock and,…
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Episode 3
this episode addresses cancer http://www.mercola.com/dietagainstdisease/watch.htm?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170718Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM151218&et_rid=2084193208
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Mercola Series
This series is free. It's about a dietary approach to disease. Much of this relates to cancer. I personally know some of the practitioners and patients in these videos. They are not actors. They are real people telling real stories.…
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Mitochondria and Cancer
This article is long and technical, but it supports the things I have learned, which explain how cancer starts in the first place. Cancer cells are normal cells, which start to function differently due to toxic exposure, lack of nutrition, lack of oxygen and exposure to chemicals produced in the body when it is under…
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Mucinous ovarian Cancer
Ok, hello. I'm new here. My wife was discovered to have a Mucinous Ovarian cancer seventeen months ago. Had surgery to remove a softball size tumor at that time. She was told she was stage IIIA. Since it was Ovarian cancer of the Mucinous type was started out with Oxalipatin and 5FU. This did not work as her CA125 and more…
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Extreme pain following surgery?
My mother recently had two tumors removed from her abdomen (Stage 2 ovarian cancer), which also involved a colon resection as the tumors were around part of her large intestine and part of her small intestine. She has a vertical incision from about her sternum to her pubic bone, which I'm guessing is pretty standard. She…
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No health insurance and worried about symptoms
Hi I just joined this board because I have a few concerns over some symptoms I have... Fit's of all I haven't been to a gynecologist in over 4 years. The last time I went I tested positive for HPV and they wanted me to schedule a colposcopy because they found precancerous cells. I never followed up on it. Anyway now I am…
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Coping with anxiety
I have been having severe, paralyzing anxiety for several months now, even before the recurrence was found in April. How are other people managing that? I meditate, take walks, pull weeds in my garden, have started using medical cannabis, listen to certain songs, and when I can't stand it anymore, take an Ativan. But I…
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Encasement of the inferior vena cava
Has anyone experienced growth of the tumor around the inferior vena cava? My last CT showed partial encasement of the IVC but it was done in the ER to look for something else, the ER doctor didn't mention it, and of course, I can't reach anyone in the cancer center to tell me what that means in terms of symptoms/prognosis.…
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Depression
This is the fourth time I've had surgery (this time I got an ovarian tumor in my right lung) and the fourth time for losing my hair through chemo. I also have bad knees and need both replaced. I am on constant pain with these thoughI have a scrip for painkillers --I can't take NSAID's, like many people. The surgery scars…
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Clear Cell Carcinoma
I completed my 6 cycles of chemo 6 mos ago and would love to hear from anyone that has been dx'd with Clear Cell, I've been told that it's rare and agressive. On 19 Dec 01, they removed a 20cm grade tumor, stage 1a, grade-3. I would really like to hear from survivors that had this type or any other agressive form of…
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Anyone else with mucinous cyst/adenocarcinoma?
Hi. Just found you all and thankful. I was wondering if I am alone with my type of cancer - a mucinous cyst on my right ovary with adenocarcinoma tumor inside. 3 years ago I had exact same type of cyst on the tail of my pancreas (but tumor much smaller and consider stage 1 - this time there were mets on the omentum, but no…
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Ovarian cancer symptoms and tests
Hi, I actually usually post on the breast cancer board as I was diagnosed in nov with stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3 with lymphnode involvement. In dec I had bilateral mastectomy and removal if fifteen nodes. I did six rounds of aggressive chemo and am still doing my herceptin til end of dec this year. I also…
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Hair loss
Hello everyone, I am trying to make a decision. I have had my first round of chemo 2 weeks ago. My scalp is hurting so bad, it hurts to do anything. I already have a pixie cut, but if I went shorter and shaved it would that help with the pain at all? I asked my chemo nurse today and she told me my head would get really…
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Second Opinion? Stage 2B/2C Serous Carcinoma
Hello, everyone. I'm pretty new to this website but I was looking to get some advice. I was diagnosed with stage 2B Serous Carcinoma and had it removed (the tumor) as well as my left ovary and tube back in December of 2016. I had non-invasive implants and also tested positive for tumor cells in my pelvic washings. I was…