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Ovarian Cancer Discussions

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Side Effects of Topotecan?
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Can anyone tell me of their experiences with Topotecan by itself?
302/12/08 Message Rating
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ca-125
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Thank God I found this discussion board.  I was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer a couple of days ago and have an appointment with a gynocological oncolo...
1302/12/08 Message Rating
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Oxaliplatin & Gemcitabine INST...
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Hi! My mother had her 5th chemo yesterday using Oxaliplatin & Gemcitabine instead of Taxol & Carbo (from her 1st to 4th chemo).  She wanted to chan...
302/12/08 Message Rating
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Special Ovarian Cancer Montage...
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This Montage has been created by hundreds of our ovarian cancer women/family and friends. Enjoy!There are several easy ways to view it online: or: cut and ...
002/08/08 Message Rating
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new diagnosis
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They have found a 3 cm by 3 cm tumor on one of my ovaries with a 3 cm lymph node involvement next to it.  There is ascites present.  I have seen my gy...
302/05/08 Message Rating
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ORAL CYTOXAN AND AVASTIN
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Hi,Posting on behalf of my mother in law who is trying to determine what treatment she should endure for her 3rd recurrence.  Platinum drugs not an option ...
002/03/08 Message Rating
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Still learning and need help
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My daughter is 50 years old. Had large cyst on ovary removed May 2007 and they only found a tiny bit of cancer, less than a postage stamp the gyne/oncologist sa...
102/01/08 Message Rating
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Remission with stage4 ovarian ...
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Is there anyone out there in complete remission with stage 4 ovarian cancer? Please respond. I am very discouraged.
1202/01/08 Message Rating
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feeling well
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i just wanted to let every one know how things are going, had ovarian cancer in june had surgery in july did all my 6 rounds of chemo mine was at stage 2 , i ha...
102/01/08 Message Rating
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Where to go at stage IV with g...
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My dear mother was diagnosed Feb 07 and has had surgery, chemo, yet the tumors are still growing. Her doc hesitates to remove 6 tumors due to 'scar tissue&#...
401/27/08 Message Rating
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Success of Doxil?
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I was diagnosed with stage 3 Ovarian Cancer last March. I had the usual debulking surgery with an iliostomy bag. I have gone through 6 carboplati...
701/25/08 Message Rating
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asking for input
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my 81 year old mother, has just been diagnosed with a tumor wrapped into her omentum, we are still getting biopsy results but blood test strongly indicate ovari...
301/24/08 Message Rating
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2 years on and still feeling n...
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I had ovarian cancer stage 3 and in March 2006 had surgery followed by 10 months of chemo.  So very glad to get my hair back again (curly this time). ...
701/24/08 Message Rating
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CA-125 goes UP and DOWN???
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Hi! My mom was diagnosed last October 2007 of Ovarian Cancer Stage IV with CA-125 level 2,200 and we started chemo last November 2007.  After her 2nd chemo...
1101/21/08 Message Rating
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What to Expect??
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I just had a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy 3 weeks ago and they found clear cell carcinoma on my pathology report.  Now I have to have a staging surger...
1101/20/08 Message Rating
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lost my best friend
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On Tuesday I lost my best friend after a 3 month battle with Ovarian Cancer. This is such a difficult time and I want to thank everyone for the kind words and e...
501/17/08 Message Rating
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ovary larger than normal
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I am concerned about my latest abdominal ultrasound results. My mother and grandmother had breast cancer before age 50 but no history of ovarian cancer in my fa...
101/15/08 Message Rating
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Taxol & Carboplatin
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7 years after hysterectomy, 6 rounds of Taxol/Carboplatin i am STILL having headaches, my oncologist will not say if my bad heads are an after effect of T/C, ha...
101/14/08 Message Rating
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Endocyte drug trial
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My mother, who has been diagnosed with Ovarian cancer for 5 years and been through chemo 4 times,  just signed on to do a drug trial through the Endocyte c...
001/14/08 Message Rating
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Granulosa Cell Tumor Survivor ...
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Hi, I was diagnosed with Juvineal Granulosa Tumor/Cyst in 1990.  I had a 6.5lb tumor/cyst removed.  I know that there was some leakage into my abdomin...
001/11/08 Message Rating
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Doxil
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My moms doctor wants her to start on Doxil Jan. 15th 08 this will be the 3rd different kind of chemo that she's had . She has stage 4 ovarian cancer that has sp...
801/10/08 Message Rating
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might have cancer
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Hi,I had a CT scan last Friday, where they found a very large mass in my right ovary.  I thought it was constipation and IBS which I have problems with, bu...
401/09/08 Message Rating
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20 yr old neice has OC
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I am writing because I need some advice/support.  I just got the news today that my neice, who's only 20, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  She ...
401/07/08 Message Rating
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Avastin
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I am 59 years old and have stage 2 ovarian cancer.  I was first diagnosed in July '05.  I have received taxol, carbo platin, doxal, gemzar, putupo...
301/06/08 Message Rating
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Concerns
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I am 42, had my tubes tied in March 07. I was having terrible left hip pain since July 07 which brought me to the ortho in Oct 07. He had me do a pelvic MRI whi...
301/05/08 Message Rating
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