ovarian cancer undifferentiated

Lauracec
Lauracec Member Posts: 101
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
this is what I have. the doctor said it might be harder to treat. I am going for my third carbo/taxol treatment monday. just wondering if anyone else had this or knew about it. Laura

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  • saundra
    saundra Member Posts: 1,370 Member
    #2
    That just means that they can't put it in one of the four known categories of ovarian tumors. Have you googled "undifferentiated ovarian tumors"? That is what I do when I have a question that the doctor hasn't answered or I forgot to ask. I do have a degree in biology and still find some of the sites above my head but most of the time I find good simple answers. I am sorry that you have had to come to this site but welcome. There is a lot of support here from all of the ladies. My tumor cells were serous pappiloma carcinoma and I am Stage IV and will have my 19th chemo tomorrow. Have you had the debulking surgery or did they do a needle biopsy? Hugs for you and come back often. Saundra
  • Lauracec
    Lauracec Member Posts: 101
    #3
    saundra said:

    That just means that they can't put it in one of the four known categories of ovarian tumors. Have you googled "undifferentiated ovarian tumors"? That is what I do when I have a question that the doctor hasn't answered or I forgot to ask. I do have a degree in biology and still find some of the sites above my head but most of the time I find good simple answers. I am sorry that you have had to come to this site but welcome. There is a lot of support here from all of the ladies. My tumor cells were serous pappiloma carcinoma and I am Stage IV and will have my 19th chemo tomorrow. Have you had the debulking surgery or did they do a needle biopsy? Hugs for you and come back often. Saundra

    I had the big hysterectomy and debulking surgery end of may and tomorrow is my 3rd chemo. I am in the clinical trial of carbo/taxol/and avastin or placebo. I'm stage 3c. thankyou for the google advice and reply. I've been looking at this site for days Laura
  • Eil4186
    Eil4186 Member Posts: 949
    #4
    Lauracec said:

    I had the big hysterectomy and debulking surgery end of may and tomorrow is my 3rd chemo. I am in the clinical trial of carbo/taxol/and avastin or placebo. I'm stage 3c. thankyou for the google advice and reply. I've been looking at this site for days Laura

    Lauracec and Saundra, blessings and prayers to you both. Eileen
  • BonnieR
    BonnieR Member Posts: 1,526 Member
    #5
    Laura, Saundra pretty much answered the undifferentiated. I just wanted to say you are recieving the Gold Standard with or without the avastin and that is good. Keep us updated on how you are. You'll find the women here to so helpful and caring and sharing. Bonnie
  • Lauracec
    Lauracec Member Posts: 101
    #6
    BonnieR said:

    Laura, Saundra pretty much answered the undifferentiated. I just wanted to say you are recieving the Gold Standard with or without the avastin and that is good. Keep us updated on how you are. You'll find the women here to so helpful and caring and sharing. Bonnie

    Bonnie, thankyou so much. i just got home from my 3rd chemo. I really hope I'm getting the avastin not the placebo because my cancer has clear cell qualitys to it an thats what colan cancer has and it works real well on it. i was a little nervous today because they did a lung x-ray last thursday and there is a little spot on my lung. they don't know if it,s cancer or not. be-4 they started chemo they did a c scan and they saw it then but the only measureable peice of tumor that showed up on the c-scan was under my liver because the surgeon couldn;t get it because it was too tangled in the arteries but ir was only 5 cm at surgery and when they did the c-scan b-4 chemo it showed up at 3cm they said it probably hadn't shrunk but it was just the way i was laying but it least it didn't grow. wow now that I figured out how to use this It's great. thanks for letting me unload god bless everyone and remember god is in control. Laura
  • bozeta
    bozeta Member Posts: 17
    #7
    Lauracec said:

    Bonnie, thankyou so much. i just got home from my 3rd chemo. I really hope I'm getting the avastin not the placebo because my cancer has clear cell qualitys to it an thats what colan cancer has and it works real well on it. i was a little nervous today because they did a lung x-ray last thursday and there is a little spot on my lung. they don't know if it,s cancer or not. be-4 they started chemo they did a c scan and they saw it then but the only measureable peice of tumor that showed up on the c-scan was under my liver because the surgeon couldn;t get it because it was too tangled in the arteries but ir was only 5 cm at surgery and when they did the c-scan b-4 chemo it showed up at 3cm they said it probably hadn't shrunk but it was just the way i was laying but it least it didn't grow. wow now that I figured out how to use this It's great. thanks for letting me unload god bless everyone and remember god is in control. Laura

    Hi, you can tell if your on avastin by the side effects. I have been on carbo/taxotere/avastin twice now, after a remission. avastins side effects are, runny nose, runny eyes, hoarseness in you throat, sometimes bloody nose. So if your on it you'd have these side effects. Hope this helps.

    Liz

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