Anyone with UPSC Stage 1A who chose not to have Chemo?

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  • AWK
    AWK Member Posts: 364 Member
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    Annabella Rose said:

    What does UPSC stand for?

    I am trying to decide on getting chemo and radiation that the gyn oncolgest recommends to lower my reacurence rate to 30% instead of 50% if I decide not to get the treatments but instead watch and wait. I'm going for a cat scan tomorrow to see if anything shows up. If nothing shows up I am thinking to go with the watch and see.

    I have had 2 opinions from differant oncolgest and they both recommend the treatments because of the type of cancer is is and how unpredictable and aggressive it is.

    My concern is other health issues that already have me in a weaken state and I'm afraid the chemo will be too hard for me to tolerate.

    I have M.S. and M.G., my fatique level is already very low and I have a feeding tube because my swallowing gets weak more so when my fatique and stress levels act up. My weight is already very low for my height and I can't afford to lose anymore weight.

    But after reading these post I am afraid of not going with the treatment and in 18 months having a recurence somewhere else in my body.

    I don't understand the initials being used for the differant types of cancer.

    I have had a radical hysterectomy to remove cancer that was in my uterous. 1a.but a Rare aggressive type.

     

    Adencsarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth of lsiomyosarcoma

    this is what it's called on my pathogy report. I don know the initials for this type of cancer ??

    Hi Annabella Rose!

    It stands for Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma.  Don't worry about asking, it is like we are learning a whole new language on these journeys!  If you want information on yours I always recommend going to www.nih.gov/nci.  This is the National Institutes Of Health /National  Cancer Institute.  They aggregate information from the hospitals, researchers and do their own research too.  your cancer reads like it has a mixed histology which I have too.  Either way, type II uterine cancers are very aggressive.  I wish you luck and peace as you make decisions in the days ahead.  Any questions please reach out.

    sending hugs,  Anne

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