CancerCompass message board discussion started by redped17 on 5/13/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23997,0.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I just discovered this forum, while searching for information on my mother's condition. She will be 85 in November.  She has a breast & lymph nodes removed in 1993 with breast cancer and at that time was given no followup treatment. She had an HMO supplement to medicare and claimed they wanted the seniors to die rather than treat them. She has had 2 open heart bypass surgeries 1 @ 60 and 1 @ 75 and carotoid artery surgery also.   She always felt she would die from a massive heart attack.  Well, in Dec 2005 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  She had surgery in Jan 2006 and at the time the cancer was explained as periteneal. She had Chemo ( not sure what drugs) - 6 treatments about 3 weeks apart and pulled through that well.  The tests a few months after showed she was in remission.  In Dec 2007, she had a something on her liver they said they would watch.  She came to Arizona for 3 months and had one CA125 blood test ( was elevated) and she just received news yesterday that the original tumor on the liver is the same - they feel it is benign, but there are 3 others.  They are starting chemo on Monday. The oncologist said " You received 2 years from the 1st chemo and maybe you'll get another 2 yrs."  She is a very strong person with a will to live and a fighter.  Her attitude is " Well, what I am going to do but fight?"   I'm not hearing very good things about survival when the cancer goes to the liver.  What is the survival rate, if there is any way to know that?  She is now back in Illinois and I would like to have a better understanding of when I need to go and see her.  I appreciate any help with this or the answer is unknown. Thanks, redped17 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 5/13/2008 redped17 wrote:I just discovered this forum, while searching for information on my mother's condition. She will be 85 in November.  She has a breast & lymph nodes removed in 1993 with breast cancer and at that time was given no followup treatment. She had an HMO supplement to medicare and claimed they wanted the seniors to die rather than treat them. She has had 2 open heart bypass surgeries 1 @ 60 and 1 @ 75 and carotoid artery surgery also.   She always felt she would die from a massive heart attack.  Well, in Dec 2005 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  She had surgery in Jan 2006 and at the time the cancer was explained as periteneal. She had Chemo ( not sure what drugs) - 6 treatments about 3 weeks apart and pulled through that well.  The tests a few months after showed she was in remission.  In Dec 2007, she had a something on her liver they said they would watch.  She came to Arizona for 3 months and had one CA125 blood test ( was elevated) and she just received news yesterday that the original tumor on the liver is the same - they feel it is benign, but there are 3 others.  They are starting chemo on Monday. The oncologist said " You received 2 years from the 1st chemo and maybe you'll get another 2 yrs."  She is a very strong person with a will to live and a fighter.  Her attitude is " Well, what I am going to do but fight?"   I'm not hearing very good things about survival when the cancer goes to the liver.  What is the survival rate, if there is any way to know that?  She is now back in Illinois and I would like to have a better understanding of when I need to go and see her.  I appreciate any help with this or the answer is unknown. Thanks,I would love to know the survival rate when the cancer goes to the liver as mine did.  I am 42 years old and was diag at 39 with ovarian cancer Stage III C.  Had surgery then 6 treatments.  Went to years in remission then developed State I breast cancer.  Had double mastectomy with reconstruction and 4 rounds of chemo.  Ovarian cancer came back on outer colon.  Had 5 treatments.  Came back again on the liver and lungs.  was on a trial in Boston for 2 months.  (didn't work)  Went on to take doxil for 2 months (didn't quite work)  Lungs showed clear.  Tumor still on outer colon and liver spots.  I am now on Avastin every two weeks and chemo pill (cytoxin) every day.  It has been 6 weeks on this new regim.  I feel pretty good now as I am also taking 7 1/5 mg of prednisone daily.  I still have pain in my right side andd throughtout abdomen but not as bad as the paid I had during the month of March. I will pray for your mom and stay positive.  xoxo  Donna M. Cipriano donnacip Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 5/23/2008 donnacip wrote: On 5/13/2008 redped17 wrote:I just discovered this forum, while searching for information on my mother's condition. She will be 85 in November.  She has a breast & lymph nodes removed in 1993 with breast cancer and at that time was given no followup treatment. She had an HMO supplement to medicare and claimed they wanted the seniors to die rather than treat them. She has had 2 open heart bypass surgeries 1 @ 60 and 1 @ 75 and carotoid artery surgery also.   She always felt she would die from a massive heart attack.  Well, in Dec 2005 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  She had surgery in Jan 2006 and at the time the cancer was explained as periteneal. She had Chemo ( not sure what drugs) - 6 treatments about 3 weeks apart and pulled through that well.  The tests a few months after showed she was in remission.  In Dec 2007, she had a something on her liver they said they would watch.  She came to Arizona for 3 months and had one CA125 blood test ( was elevated) and she just received news yesterday that the original tumor on the liver is the same - they feel it is benign, but there are 3 others.  They are starting chemo on Monday. The oncologist said " You received 2 years from the 1st chemo and maybe you'll get another 2 yrs."  She is a very strong person with a will to live and a fighter.  Her attitude is " Well, what I am going to do but fight?"   I'm not hearing very good things about survival when the cancer goes to the liver.  What is the survival rate, if there is any way to know that?  She is now back in Illinois and I would like to have a better understanding of when I need to go and see her.  I appreciate any help with this or the answer is unknown. Thanks,I would love to know the survival rate when the cancer goes to the liver as mine did.  I am 42 years old and was diag at 39 with ovarian cancer Stage III C.  Had surgery then 6 treatments.  Went to years in remission then developed State I breast cancer.  Had double mastectomy with reconstruction and 4 rounds of chemo.  Ovarian cancer came back on outer colon.  Had 5 treatments.  Came back again on the liver and lungs.  was on a trial in Boston for 2 months.  (didn't work)  Went on to take doxil for 2 months (didn't quite work)  Lungs showed clear.  Tumor still on outer colon and liver spots.  I am now on Avastin every two weeks and chemo pill (cytoxin) every day.  It has been 6 weeks on this new regim.  I feel pretty good now as I am also taking 7 1/5 mg of prednisone daily.  I still have pain in my right side andd throughtout abdomen but not as bad as the paid I had during the month of March. I will pray for your mom and stay positive.  xoxo  Donna M. CiprianoDear Donna,  I have had 2 girlfriends that their Ovarian cancer had gone into their liver, and both have long lives.  Don't despair.  I will keep you in my prayers.  I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer stage III C in 8/05.  Had the debulking surgery, 6 rounds of taxol/carboplatin, and have been cancer free since.  I was in a clinical trial for Ova Rex, a potential Ovarian cancer vaccine, but it ended after 18 months, and I learned I was not getting the vaccine (it was a blind study).  I have my CT's every 6 months now.  There is a story in Cancer Compass today about a big study in Chicago that you may be eligible for.  You might look into it.  Stay positive!!  Terri Parsons  TerrySuzanne Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT