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Etoposide
Has anyone had any experience with this drug and ovarian cancer. My wife is recurrent and after surgery and 24 continous months of many chemo's she has not gone into remission and her tumors keep growing. They started her on this Etoposide this week and her CA 125 is still on the rise as is the tumor growth. Any suggestions
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lung cancer how do you cope after .
how do you cope after everything that has been said and doneand the doctor have done all they can to put you in remission. You can cotact me through the site. wizard
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Hello
This me again, Kim. I am new to the forum. And I think it is wonderful to have this forum for us to exchange healthy tips, help, and support one another. I wish I checked this website two years ago, but i got occupied with so much. Anyhow, My mom is 64 when she is diagnosed with stage 3C ovarian cancer. Now she is 66 year…
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rising ca-125
First,I want to say how helpful this message board has been to me. I always look to this website has another research tool to help fight this awful disease. My mother was diagnosed with OVCA Stage IIIC in Jan 2004. After the first chemothherapy her CA-125 level was under 35. She has been in remission since with an average…
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ca125
Hello everyone, My name is Kim. I have been taken care of my mom since the day she found out that she has stage 3C of ovarian cancer. This has been two years now. She has tried almost all the chemo drugs and she did have side effect from them. Her doctor doesn't think any chemo will help her. Thus, my mom stop doing chemo…
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CAN I HAVE A HUG?
After 5 cancer-free years there is now a possibility I will face it again. A lymphocele which has been present for about a year and HAS NOT changed in size is now recommended by my oncologist to be removed and tested. His concern is that my CA125 has steadily been rising and is now at 26.5. The lymphocele is located on the…
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Depression and cancer
My mother in law has recurrent ovarian cancer. She has just completed another round of carbo/taxol, but on her CT scan "significant disease burden still exists" She says that she is having pain in her joints and muscles for which she is getting Physical Therapy. She has no appetite, is having trouble sleeping and cannot…
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Bad news
My mother in law has recurrent OC. She just finished 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol. One tumor shrunk to "not visable" and the other went down 70%. Now they want to do a monthly dose of Taxol. She still has "considerable disease burden" on her CT. The chemo really wiped her out and she is now having back/joint pain that has her…
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no appetite, need inspiration
My mom was diagnosed with Stage III OvCa in June. She had already lost a lot of weight and has continued to lose weight under chemo, so she's quite underweight. She's supposed to have debulking surgery in October, but she's too weak now to do it. We're at a loss how to inspire her to eat. She's fatigued, has no appetite,…
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Not a diagnosis yet,,,,wondering
how many of you were first diagnosed? I am a breast cancer survivor of 10 years. I am 44. I decided to be pro-active and asked my OB/GYN for a pelvic scan of ovaries just as precautiounary. Lo and behold my ovary is enlarged...no mass was seen. MY OB wants to do a laproscope and probably remove this ovary. I'm scared and…
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fibromyalgia?
I am 21 months post chemo (Taxol and Carboplatin) for stage 1c clear cell carcinoma of the ovary. All is well so far with my check ups. No sign of recurrence. Initially after treatments ended I started feeling better but seemed to be developing arthritus in a few joints. I went to physical therapy and it helped a lot.…
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LMP Tumors
I was diagnose 1/04 with Stage IC LMP. Looking to find anyone who was diagnose with the same stage and type tumor. My only treatment was surgery, since it was caught so early. I'm really gratefull for that, but would like to meet someone who had the same. Most women I have met have all been Stage III or IV. I have a really…
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Sept Ovarian cancer Awareness...what you can do to help
Hi everyone, just wanted to jump on my soapbox and ask everyone to at least write your local newspaper this month to heighten awareness. I have had about 8 papers so far this year publish the letter to Editor's with the signs and symptoms. We can make a difference, we can be help heighten awareness, we can let women know…
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find doctor in new york state area?
My mother has a mass on one ovary, and the radiologists/gynecologists can't determine from the ultrasounds or MRIs what it is; whether cancer or a fibroid or a nonmalignant tumor or something else entirely. Their solution is a full hysterectomy. The doctor they offered her for a second opinion is in her gynecologist's…
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engery help for ovarian cancer survivor
I am a 24year old women who has watched my grandmother go throgh 3 rounds of chemo. She has always returned to the very engeric caring loving grandmther I always remember. Her last round of chemo has really taken away from the women who I have greatly respected all of my life. she has no energy and is not depressed, but is…
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Worried
Hi everyone, I'm new here and perhaps (and hopefully) don't belong here. I have been doing some research on ovarian cancer and I'm worried that the symptoms I've been ignoring for 3 years may be ovarian cancer. I wanted to compare them with you. I have not told my family my concerns because I do not want any one to get…
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Sister needs positive stories
My sister was recently diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer. She has had one chemo treatment so far and has lost most of her hair. So far all she has read or heard are horror stories. Does anyone have any positive survivor stories? Also anyone have any tips on how to get thru some of the chemo side effects, such as,…
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Mom just diagnosed
New to this! My mom was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She is 78 and is having surgery on Wed. Her CA-125 is 262. She has had 2 CT scans, bone scan, 2 ultasounds and an internal ultrasound. We have been told that according to the CT's her brain, bones, liver, pancreas, lungs, etc are clear. All reports have said no…
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Taxotere
Hello Everyone, I would like to find out if anyone out there has been on Taxotere treatment. My mom has been fighting this disease for 5 years now with variations of chemothereapy. This is her brief history: Hysterectomy Aug 2000, carboplatin/taxol then remission for 6-8 months. Then on Doxil, topotecan and up to just…
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Update
Thank you so much for your replys, you all always make me feel better than my doctor does, lol. I am always so thankful for you. I wil go back to the doctor in Dec. so unless something really changes I am not going to worry, because I am sure stress looking back probably played a part in the numbers, I had just moved my…
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CA125
OK my doctor says don't worry but I can't help it. What do you all think, my count 4 months ago was 17 it was checked Monday and it is 26.2 it is still within the 0-30 range so I guess I should'nt worry. They say unless I am having some symtoms not to worry. Well what do you all think of this, 7 months ago I went to see my…
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surgery
Hi everyone, surgery went great and doc took a look see in my abdomen and it was clean. They did end up cutting a little more than he said. I have a 12 inch incision and about 30 staples or so. I am very very bloated and 7 lbs heavier than I was friday morning of the surgery. I can't wait until this heals. But the hernia…
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Newly Dx'd in Tx
Hi everyone. I just discovered this site and thought I'd join in. I was dx'd with stage 3c about 5 weeks ago. Had a very extensive surgery and have completed 1 taxol/carboplatin chemo cycle. I've had many complications since surgery, the main one not being able to eat or drink much on my own so I'm now getting total…
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CT scan
Just had a CT scan, it looks like scar tissue? Can a tumor look like scar tissue? Is this normal? I have a good CA125 it is 8. Has any one had CT scan and they talked about seeing scar tissue?. Because of my concern will have another in 3 months. Dx OC 3A Grade 1 Dec 2003, 6 rounds carb/taxo ended Apr 2004. Thanks Jansbear
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Chemo done, waiting for new scan
This is my first in a discussion group. I just completed 6 rounds of chemo, and will get a new scan in 2 weeks. Just wanted to hear similar results. My CA 125 was 700 something before surgery, 90 after surgery and is now within normal range (has been a 12 last 2 chemos). Just wanting to hear some success stories to boost…
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CA-125 is going up
I had 6 treatments of Taxol and Carboplantin, my CA-125 did not go below 42, after a month of no treatment it rose to 57. I recently started a year of monthly Taxol treatments and am anxious to get my new numbers. I am Stage 3c and am worried that the treatment did not work.
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Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) Clinical Trial
The Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) has decided to move forward with a study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, utilizing the Oncotech "EDR" assay to direct chemotherapy. The design is one that is bound to fail. This assay is specifically designed to identify "inactive" drugs and Oncotech reports even state that the…
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Bevacizumab (Avastin)
At a recent meeting of my OVCA support group we had a discussion about bevacizumab (Avastin), a drug that has been used for colon cancer for a while, and is being tested on ovarian cancer patients. One of our members has been taking it for a while now, and is having good results. She has had previous therapies, and entered…
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I need Help
I have a friend in the Phillipines who just found out that she has Ovarian cancer. But with the economy there,I'm not sure that she could afford treatment. i'm pretty sure that they have the treatment in their hospitals it's just that she might not be able to afford it. This was detected in her early so I know she can…
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ovarian cancer
Hi Ladys So many things to ask. I go to the doc in the afternoon to talk. What is metastatic seeding? I may have ovarian & pancreatic cancer the report said. I also have large amount of omental cake? I had breast cancer stage 3 three yr ago now this. I'm so happy I found this place, I know I'm going to need your help. I…