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Treatment
Share information on current and emerging treatment options, including quality of life issues.
Block Center
- By Jennifer88 · New reply yesterday at 9:11 am
- 2 replies
- Hello Ladies! Just wanted to share some information with you all. Last week my Mom called the Block Center, which is an integrative cancer center located in Evanston, IL. She was referred to another phone ...
WHAT TREATMENT CTR. HAS THE MOST TO OFFER OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS??
- By NINE-LIVES · New reply November 25, 2009
- 23 replies
- I would appreciate any and all feedback about the best treatment centers, hospitals, cancer centers and so on that specialize in ovarian or peritoneum cancer. It does not matter where they are located ...
Need Some Advice
- By LindaDT · New reply November 25, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am currently going through my second recurrence and I started out with Carbo and Gemzar it was working brought my ca 125 down from 233 to 96 after one round then got to 64 but had a reaction to the ...
LOW GRADE OVARIAN CANCER
- By mattsonp · New reply November 25, 2009
- 16 replies
- My wife has had OVCA since 2001 It was actually diagnosed as Primary Peritoneal Cancer which they treat the same as Ovarian. Hers was diagnosed as a low grade ( Pathologist at John's Hopkins reviewed ...
kidney infection
- By kurri · Posted November 24, 2009
- 0 replies
- just wondering if anyone has had a problem with kidney infections after finishing chemo. I am on the pazopanib trial at the moment. I keep getting kidney infections. Has anyone else had this problem ...
Ascities
- By zona · New reply November 23, 2009
- 7 replies
- For people that have had stomach ascities and had it drained. What parameters did they use to determine time to drain? Was having it drained complicated and dangerous process? Did it help or just immediately ...
Confused by my two doctors
- By Doreen0511 · New reply November 23, 2009
- 12 replies
- I was dx in June of 09 after getting severe stomach pain and subsequently going to a local hospital (I was on a camping trip two hours from my home). Surgery was done and I was staged IB, Grade I. My ...
What is the best way to drink prep for ct scan?
- By kmeha · New reply November 23, 2009
- 48 replies
- I have to go monday and get my ct scan done. And i was wondering how to drink the prep for that, I attempted to last time and made me sick. Just thought i would see what others do or if i am stuck trying ...
chemo and mensturation
- By uju99 · New reply November 23, 2009
- 1 reply
- my wife is 32 yrs old. She is On-Time with her mensturation. Does this on-time mensturation stops - while going this chemo treatments..... Otherwise - she is almost exact timing on her mens schedules ...
WBC rapid fall after CA-125 decline
- By uju99 · New reply November 20, 2009
- 5 replies
- It looks like when my wife started the OVC treatment about 2 months ago.....she started with CA-125 - 7000 and after one treatment it jumped to 23000 and in next round of Abraxane it came down to 1700.....but ...
second opinion?
- By RhodaLois · New reply November 19, 2009
- 4 replies
- Have had two recurrences of OVCA and recent CAT shows the tumor (left lower abdomen) grew from 1.5 to 2.4 cm after topotecan protocol which ended Oct. 15. MY doc, head of gyn oncology dept, says he wouldn't ...
Have you stopped Doxil after four or more rounds?
- By pshan · New reply November 19, 2009
- 19 replies
- I am thinking of stopping Doxil after the fourth round. The Doxil webpage says we should do at least four rounds. My hands, mouth and feet are sore. What has your experience been. Did you switch to another ...
Maintenance chemo
- By forbesmom · New reply November 19, 2009
- 10 replies
- I will have my last (of 6 Taxol/Carbo) treatments on nov 27th. My Dr. wants me to do a 12 month maint. of Taxol once a month. (dx 3a July09). I am having a hard time finding research. Does it prolong ...
Paciltaxel : Albumin bound : Abraxane
- By uju99 · New reply November 19, 2009
- 2 replies
- why in some blood composition cannot tolerate straight Paciltaxel and they need the carrier like Albumin in Abraxane to reach to the spot ? Why in some case it gets reaction ? what is the harm and good ...
Lack of Attention During My Chemo - Pls Help!
- By amsterling · New reply November 18, 2009
- 24 replies
- Hello everyone. So I am entering my 4th and final cycle of treatment. This would normally give me cause for great celebration, but it is making me realize I think I was VASTLY neglected throughout my ...
Chemo effect : hair gone but see small red pimples in scalp
- By uju99 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- My wife hair is gone 60 % after 3'rd round of chemo... in empty white scalp, I do see small red pimples in many spots ........are these common ??? just a little bit harsh effect on those roots of hair......of ...
OVC III and lever mets
- By uju99 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- My wife was getting Abraxene . Her CA dropped from 23000 to 1700 with first round She has taken the second round of Abraxane, we have not yet taken the CA-125. When initial CT scan was done 2 months ago ...
Asking one more time regarding hair loss
- By mnjk04 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- I know I've asked this before but before I go out and buy another wig I thought I'd ask again. I just started low dose (80mg) taxol, 3 weeks on and one off. I was previously on cytoxan and avastin for ...
HAELAN 951 - heard of it?
- By sueoz · New reply November 16, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello ladies, I've been meaning to start this thread for a while. I was wondering whether you have heard of the product, Haelan 951. I searched this site and it appears nobody's mentioned it. While I'm ...
Is this a miracle ? I'm amazed.... ? I do not believe.....
- By uju99 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- OH My God I do not believe this...... remember, I was talking about my wife's CA-125... Last friday, I did not have official report in front of my hand.... I just returned from second round of chemo ...
