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Share your personal experience with ovarian cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.
- By DebRhena · New reply October 12, 2009
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- Ladies, What can I expect from Doxil? Wish the Avastin had worked because it was so EASY. GOD is in control but I don't believe he minds us sharing our knowledge with each other ...
- By DebRhena · Posted October 9, 2009
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- I am starting my third chemo "Doxil" what should I expect? 1st chemo was the usual 10 rounds carbo/taxol then 8 rounds of avastin (if this drug worked, I could have done it forever)! Will it not be wonderful ...
- By momof2girlz · New reply October 8, 2009
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- I am 30 years old. My mother died of ovarian cancer last year. As a result I decided to have BRAC 1 and BRAC2 testing done, I came back BRAC 2 positive. Currently I am scared outta my mind. A hysterectomy ...
- By edna72375 · New reply October 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- I was wondering if anybody out there can share some information or experience about ovarian cancer stage 3c. My mother had the 2nd carboplatin chemotherapy treatment only not sure if I need to ask my ...
- By notdone · New reply October 4, 2009
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- I have a family member who is fighting Stage 4 ovarian cancer. We are looking for alternative treatments. We have heard about Amyloxine in Nuevo Laredo. Does anyone have personal experience with Dr. Frank ...
- By DebRhena · New reply September 9, 2009
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- Yesterday I came home to find the "Early Fall" Coldwater Creek Catalog in my mailbox... I have always loved Coldwater Creek! I completed a few task and sit down to relax and review the catalog and what ...
- By Mle42305 · New reply September 8, 2009
- 1 reply
- Has anyone been diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3b and didnt have chemo? I'm in a very hard position right now, doctors are telling me that I can have chemo, but they can't tell me that i'm def going ...
- By nlachance · Posted July 12, 2009
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- Ladies: I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to meet all of you wonderful survivors at the OCNA conference. It gives me so much hope to meet people who are also stage 3C, Grade 3, surviving 10 ...
- By t29tn · New reply June 27, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi, my name is Tabitha eight years ago I found out that I had cervix cancer they did three surgerys and told me it was gone. three years passed and I kept hurting they did four more surgeries over another ...
- By acosta1027 · New reply June 3, 2009
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- I've had 3 cycles of Gemzar/Carbo/Avastin (trial so maybe Avastin). My CT came back clear (earlier nodules on liver and "spots" on other places totally gone). My CA 125 was 7 (from 52 before treatment ...
- By dmiller · New reply April 12, 2009
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- II would like to hear from any Ovarian Cancer survivors who has a similar scenerio as mine or any encouraging words for me. I am 43 yrs old. I was originally diagnosed in 2003 with Stage IIC, surgery ...
- By nlachance · New reply March 30, 2009
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- I hope this one isn't too strange but for the past 2-3 months, my jaw has been locking up. I can barely open it sometimes and when I do, it loudly pops for awhile. I don't know if this could have something ...
- By Diane11 · New reply March 5, 2009
- 19 replies
- I need to help my sister who has neurapathy after 6 pacia taxel and carbo platin treatments for ovarian cancer. She has not been able to feel her feet since her 4th treatment, which was months ago. Is ...
- By cjpipkins · New reply March 3, 2009
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- I was diagnosed with Ovarican Cancer at 36 and had a recurrance in May 2008. I had avastin and taxol because I became allergic to carbo....just wondering if anyone has done avastin. Also I did the genetic ...
- By mz · New reply February 26, 2009
- 15 replies
- I would like to hear from stage lllc ovarian cancer surviors. Did you do anything special with diet or natural medicine? Has anyone heard of or used Avemar Thank you, MZ ...
- By BEVT · New reply January 6, 2009
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- Hi my name is Beverley i dont have cancer but my mother in law who is 61 was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 08 which was discovered whilst having a routine mamogramme, she had the lump removed ...
- By jackiel43 · New reply November 1, 2008
- 6 replies
- I am lookin to talk to someone that has or is taken avatin,cisplatin and gemzar ...
- By dleach · Posted July 30, 2008
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- Here at Inspire we often use the phrase "Together, we're better". It's our catchy way of saying that we believe in the power of the working together to improve our health and well being. Part of our work ...
- By dmiller · New reply May 30, 2008
- 14 replies
- I would like to hear from anyone with stage II Ovarian Cancer ...
- By dmiller · New reply April 19, 2008
- 6 replies
- I am a stage II ovarian cancer survivor. I am concerned that I am not doing what I should to take care of myself. I was cancer free a year and a half ago and I was given the opportunity to change jobs ...