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Looking for some help on question of kids

MarieBatt
  • By MarieBatt · June 8, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • Last August I was diagnosed with stage III Ovarian Cancer. My GYN oncologist did aggressive surgery on me to remove both ovaries and my uterus. My CT scans every three months are going good so far and ...

On being diagnosed in the 20's

jblueny
  • By jblueny · April 21, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Hello to all you courageous young woman, I started to write this in response to Jessica's post "Having Cancer At 22" but decided to post it here instead. I don't know if its good or bad, but hell it seems ...

Another cyst...What to do?

DublinMom
  • By DublinMom · February 29, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Hi, I was diagnosed with a ovarian cyst (cystadenoma) last spring. After surgery, the pathology revealed that it contained a mucinous tumor. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 OC and had 5 rounds of chemo ...

NCI & LAF Seeking Young Survivors

CaraPolicy
  • By CaraPolicy · February 13, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • The National Cancer Institute, in partnership with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, is recruiting adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer to participate in a research study that tests a survey ...

i dont know what to do

rhia7
  • By rhia7 · January 25, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • hi again this is my second discussion on here and my last message i wrote that i was 19 years old and had every symptom of ovarian cance and my doctor told me i was to young to have ovarian cancer. everyone ...

help

rhia7
  • By rhia7 · January 11, 2008
  • 11 replies
  • Hello, my name is rhiannon, im 19 years old. i have EVERY SINGLE symptom of ovarian cancer. My doctor says im to young to have ovarian cancer and everyone else thinks im crazy. please help what should ...

surgical menopause

lilspitfire
  • By lilspitfire · November 1, 2007
  • 7 replies
  • Being I had my ovaries removed, before they diagnosed the cancer... I was put in instant menopause. The day I found out it was cancer, my OB/GYN actually handed me a prescription for hormone therapy ...

Adopting after Ovarian Cancer

MichelleT
  • By MichelleT · October 30, 2007
  • 16 replies
  • I'm new to this board, and have recently completed my treatment for Stage 1C. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 34 years old, and had been married for only 9 months. I was trying to get pregnant ...

Stories welcome

SuziQ
  • By SuziQ · August 15, 2007
  • 19 replies
  • I am 25 and was diagnosed with stage 3C Ovarian cancer 2 1/2 year ago. I had a complete hysterectomy. I have tried lots of different chemos and also radiation and homeopathic treatments. This time last ...

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