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Research
Discuss the latest in ovarian cancer research. What have you been hearing and reading about in current articles and news reports?
QUESTIONS
- By sheralys · New reply August 5, 2009
- 22 replies
- I just had a few questions: What were anyone's signs and symptoms? Where were your pains localized? What tests were run? Did you have to ask for a CA125 ...
Anti-Cancer A New Way of Life
- By kalo555 · New reply August 3, 2009
- 8 replies
- Thank you to who ever mentioned this book(can't find the post of who made mention of it.) This book is authored by David Servan-Schreiber, an md who was diagnosed with brain cancer and researched the ...
Cure publication
- By kalo555 · New reply July 25, 2009
- 4 replies
- I'm somewhat new to the site and not sure if this has been posted before but I wanted to share a great publication put out by the American cancer society. It is a magazine called Cure. It offers helpful ...
FDA advisory panel rejects Yondelis
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply July 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- FDA advisory panel did not approve Yondelis due liver and cardiac toxicities compared to disase response. Link to article: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealt hcareNews/idUSN1534827520090715 ...
Trojan Horse for Ovarian Cancer
- By llj · New reply July 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- Here's an exciting new development! http://insciences.org/article.php?articl e_id=6107 Hanover, N.H.—In a feat of trickery, Dartmouth Medical School immunologists have devised a Trojan horse to help overcome ...
Ovarian cancer vaccines
- By agg22 · New reply July 9, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi everyone, To recap my mom was diagnosed with stage IIIc high grade serous ovarian cancer in February. She had optimal debulking and finished 5 cycles of IP / IV taxol, cisplatin. The 6th cycle she ...
Homeopathy for side effects from Cheno
- By Pockets · New reply July 8, 2009
- 6 replies
- Has anyone ever used homeopathy for their side effects from chemo ...
Support Groups?
- By ohmama123 · New reply July 7, 2009
- 25 replies
- I was wondering if anyone attends a regular local support group and if they found it helpful? I signed up to attend an "I can cope" support group through the American Cancer Society but don't know how ...
Study: Green Teacounteracts Chemotherapy
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply June 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- I found some interesting information regarding green tea. A study found that some components of green tea may counteract the anticancer effects of cancer therapy bortezomib (Velcade®), Possibly we should ...
Cancer Research
- By akbkck · Posted June 28, 2009
- 0 replies
- Read the front page of the NY Times today. There is a very important article about the state of Cancer Research in the US today. It tells me that I shold not dismiss any novel ideas, trials etc. that ...
how many grams of essiac tea to last a month
- By ohelin · Posted June 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- hello, does anybody know how much essiac tea can last a month? i got one small parcel from somewhere, and they claims that 15g could last a month. i did a bit of reasearch, and found the original formula ...
Precision Therapeutics
- By tg4love · New reply June 26, 2009
- 7 replies
- Have any of you had your cancer grown in petri dish and then tested for different chemos? I had mine done at Precision Therapeutics about 1 and half years ago. Today my doctor wants to use chemos that ...
Bladder, Liver etc will CA125 raise?
- By cjpipkins · New reply June 16, 2009
- 5 replies
- Does anyone know if you have had OVCA and a recurrence .............but your cancer is in another part of your body (bladder, liver, bone) will your CA 125 go up ...
Recent CA125 article
- By verlinda · New reply June 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- Ladies, I told you I'd ask my gyn-oncologist about the recent address/article by the insensitive British doctor. He hadn't read it, but when I gave him the gist of it, he shrugged and said, "There's nothing ...
New Study on CA125 Sparks Concerns within the Ovarian Cancer Community
- By OCNA_Washingon_DC · New reply June 9, 2009
- 14 replies
- June 4, 2009 (Washington DC): The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance expressed concern today that a study, released last week at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando ...
study released - ginger capsules curb nausea
- By Talismom · Posted May 31, 2009
- 0 replies
- New study released yesterday: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/he alth/2009221074_apusmedgingerchemonausea .html?syndication=rss ...
Avastin is great but exhausts your piggy bank!
- By mcelhina · New reply May 13, 2009
- 16 replies
- As a former nurse and Women’s Studies Professor, who was diagnosed with IIIC on July 08, I’m interested in gathering information for myself and sharing it with others. I have tried to follow the protocol ...
MAGNESIUM MAGIC
- By suemac · New reply April 29, 2009
- 63 replies
- I have had double primary breast and then ovarian cancer within a 4 year period. Genetic testing normal. No risks for either and lifestyle near perfect. The cause drove me crazy, because if I couldn't ...
Broccoli sprouts may protect against ... cancer
- By llj · New reply April 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- There's that bit about "inflammation" and cancer again. Although this article does not refer to ovarian cancer specifically, it may be worth reading and considering. I, for one, had an intestinal resection ...
Consolidation Therapy for 20 somethings
- By Mrb6780 · New reply April 11, 2009
- 3 replies
- I am 28 years old and was recently diagnosed with Stage IIIc ovarian cancer. I had a total hysterectomy and all visible cancer cells were removed during surgery. I will be beginning my third round of ...
