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Ovarian Cancer Discussions

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Like to Contact Jane Stroh
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I would very much like to get in touch with Jane S. who posted me a message on this website earlier this year. Jane has ovarian cancer stage 1V and so do I. I ...
210/30/04 Message Rating
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do You Always See or Feel Larg...
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Just curious with other peoples experience on this. I'm having an array of problems & trying to find answers. Thanks for any info shared.
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Treatment
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I recently had a complete hysterectomy after a CA125 of 61 and a cat scan showing a mass on the left ovary=had had a pelvic sonogram in March which showed nothi...
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Carcinomatous Meningitis (ovar...
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Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (Carcinomatous Meningitis) Ovarian cancer does not commonly involve the nervous system. Brain metastasis is a rare complication...
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When Ovarian Cancer Spreads, W...
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My Aunt has been a six year cancer survivor, but just this week they discovered the cancer had spread from her ovaries to her lungs and also her liver. The doct...
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i Want to know about my CA125 ...
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I was diagnosed in October with ovarian cancer and had a CA125 test then and it showed normal. I had surgery and chemo for six months and nothing shows up now ...
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Topotecan
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I am being given Topotecan for reoccuring ovarian cancer. I am wondering if any of you have taken this...and results? Thank you, Audrey
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Xyotax
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I am very excited about the possibility of a new drug that could be used for a longer period of time and might even be a cure for this type of cancer. I am goin...
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Chemosensitivity Testing
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Chemo resistance may be the one reason many ovarian cancer patients are only receiving very short remissions (not cures). The effectiveness of taxol/carboplatin...
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Carcinomatous Meningitis (ovar...
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Ovarian cancer does not commonly involve the nervous system. However, with improved treatment for this disease longer survival may increase the frequency of suc...
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Alterantive Therapy For Ovaria...
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Hi, My mom has ovarian cancer stage 3. She had 3 rounds of cisplatin, the last round was given for 2 years (once every 3 weeks) and eventually has damaged her...
406/27/04 Message Rating
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Alternative Treatment For Ovar...
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Hi, My mom has ovarian cancer stage 3. She had 3 rounds of cisplation, the last round was given for 2 years (once every 3 weeks) and eventually has damaged he...
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Alternative Treatments
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Hi, My mom has ovarian cancer stage 3. She had 3 rounds of cisplation, the last round was given for 2 years (once every 3 weeks) and eventually has damaged her...
506/25/04 Message Rating
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Gemzar For Ovarian Cancer?
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My mom was dx. stage 3 ovarian cancer May 2003. She first had an allergic reaction to Taxol, so was unable to take that. Since then they have tried Doxil and on...
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Courses and Dosage Question (r...
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I have been getting hycamtin once a week for three weeks and off for one week. I was getting it on the 21 day cycle and it effected my counts and was too stron...
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Ovarian Cancer or Cyst?
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During a routine physical my doctor ordered a CA-125 along with routine blood work. (No history of ovarian cancer in family). Came back slightly elevated (39)....
306/14/04 Message Rating
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Link Between Breast Cancer and...
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Is it possible to be treated for breast and then be diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Is this a common occurrence? I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2...
406/09/04 Message Rating
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Tamoxifen
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I have been given Tamoxifen for reoccuring ovarian cancer. From what I read Tamoxifen is for breast cancer and can have side effects such as causing endometri...
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Naturopathy and Ovarian Cancer
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I am a student at the University of California, Davis, and I'm writing a research paper about the use of naturopathic medicine for the prevention and trea...
206/02/04 Message Rating
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Fatigue After Treatment Ends
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I was diagnosed with stage 3b ovarian cancer in 2002. I had a complete hysterectomy, 6 treatments with carboplatin and taxol then an additional 12 treatments wi...
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Hysterectomy for ovarian cance...
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Is a hysterectomy always done for ovarian cancer? Or is it case by case? My mom was not offered one and after almost to remission 3 weeks ago and now she is ter...
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Nothing can be done?
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My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in Oct. 04. The cancer had reached her colon,liver and lungs. She went right away for Chemo and had 3 rounds wi...
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Accuracy of CA-125
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Could some of you veterans of ovarian cancer enlighten me about how accurate the CA-125 is? Will factors other than the return of cancer make the count go up? I...
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PET scan shows I have ovarian ...
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In May 2003 I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the pleura, primary unknown. I had CT scan, mamographs and sonographs of pelvic region and nothing showed up...
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Looking for advice - Stage 3C ...
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Hi, My name is Char and I'm currently a patient. I was diagnosed in Feb. 2003 with stage 3c ovarian cancer. I had one surgery where they took out the intial tu...
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