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Cervical cancer stages and treatment
Discuss information on current treatment options, including chemotherapy and radiation, as well as emerging treatments and quality of life issues.
New Study on CIN and Recurrence and Cervial Cancer
- By Dragonfly23 · New reply 3:50 pm
- 1 reply
- This new research which has been confirmed with subsequent studies indicates that recurrence was 6 times as likely for those having been treated for CIN to develop invasive cervical cancer. The highest ...
Cisplatin with Radiation versus Gemzar
- By cathyingeorgia · New reply July 1, 2009
- 17 replies
- Has anyone had experience using cisplatin or gemzar with radiation? My tumors have been unresponsive to Carbo/taxol and while they were shrinking after two treatments; are growing again after six treatments ...
I just found out I have cervical cancer
- By christiecsr · New reply June 30, 2009
- 10 replies
- I think I find out on wed what stage it is. I had an abnormal pap, then a colposcopy, then a LEEP. The results of the LEEP came back positive for cancer. I have to meet with someone in two days to talk ...
PARP
- By timeout · New reply June 28, 2009
- 1 reply
- Anyone been hearing about PARP? Seems very interesting. Last article said it was the best breakthrough in over a decade ...
No more HPV
- By claper · New reply June 28, 2009
- 3 replies
- I am four months out of cervical cancer treatment. I am very happy. Last month i went for my periodic pap smear and the results where good, pap came back normal and no HPV. I was wondering if anyone knows ...
scan results
- By Beege · New reply June 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- Ok..so I had my scans in march following an abnormal pap. I repeated my pap and it came back normal. I haven't heard AT ALL from my onc staff regarding the results of my scans!!! ( I was to scared to ...
Adenocarcinoma in situ
- By Sara12_20 · New reply June 25, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hello, I was wondering if anyone else has the diagnosis of Adenocarcinoma in situ with CIN II and high grade dysplasia? I am only 23 years old with no children. I have an adnormal pap in April 08, and ...
What do I ask the Oncologist?
- By butterflyrose · New reply June 24, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi ladies, I had an abnormal pap in January. A punch biopsy in May showing precancer so my ob/gyn suggested a LEEP which I had done on June 2. He called me on the 9th and told me it was cervical cancer ...
Too Much Pain
- By momofjulie · New reply June 23, 2009
- 8 replies
- I have posted before on this site about my 36 yr. old daughter who was dx in Jan. 08 with cc. She had a radical hysterectomy in Feb. 08 and now the cancer is in her lung, chest wall, and 1 lymph node ...
Hsyterectomy options
- By Hollia · New reply June 23, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi all. I am 32 done with child bearing and had LEEP 2 weeks ago. Results show an invasive strain of cervical cancer and my gyno suggested a total hysterectomy with removal of cervix and uterus. They ...
do you bleed after a hystercretomy?
- By jules1972 · New reply June 23, 2009
- 9 replies
- sorry to sound silly but i go in on wed for my hystercretomy and im not to sure what is going to happen during recovery? I should of asked the oncologist this stuff but its on off the things you think ...
Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.
- By Momma24boys · New reply June 23, 2009
- 86 replies
- On the 31st of October I was diagnosed with cervical cancer... 7 days later I already had an appointment with a Gyn-onc and he made me aware that it was a pretty serious type of cervical cancer known ...
Cone Biopsy(Laser) - worried about results
- By cmp75 · New reply June 22, 2009
- 6 replies
- I am so glad that I have found this site having search the internet for women in a similar situation. I discovered from my Pap smear last year that I had dysplasia at Cin lll ( I only found this out recently ...
adenocarcinoma malignun
- By esca · Posted June 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- I am interested in speaking with other women who have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma malignum. I was diagnosed last year, had a hysterectomy, chemo and radiation.... there is not a lot inf since this ...
Endometrium Cancer
- By rupesh · New reply June 16, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi All My MOM is having FIGO grade II cancer. Last week she has been operated her utras has been removed and report says that Lymph node -3 reactive node are noted whats it mean ,, now We are waiting ...
Side Effects after Treatments
- By Annie_ · New reply June 16, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi Ladies, I was diagnosed in August 2008 with 1b2 squamous cell. I started treatments in November 2008. I had 5 rounds Cisplatin, 25 External and 5 Internal High-Dose Radiation Treatments. I recently ...
adenocarcinoma tumors
- By aileen · New reply June 15, 2009
- 5 replies
- I read the treatment of cervical cancer varies with stage and not with cell type. Squamous and non-squamous (Adenocarcinomas) tumors are generally treated similarly although some feel that non-squamous ...
DaVinci Robot vs Conventional Laparoscopy Radical Hysterectomy
- By kiminmo · New reply June 12, 2009
- 14 replies
- Yesterday I was diagnosed with Stage 1B Adenocarcinoma. The PET scan confirms the cancer is localized so my doctor is recommending a radical hysterectomy to remove the cancer and provide clean margins ...
Loop Diathermy???
- By leabrett · New reply June 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- Im 25 and have had my first smear which came back with abnormalities, i was sent for a colposcopy and biopsys were taken which have now been advised to be CIN3, I am so confused and wondering if anyone ...
What happed to just a cyst!
- By butterflyrose · New reply June 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- In January I had a pap done and was told my cervix looked irritated and had cysts. It took two months for GP to tell me my pap came back abnormal. Which made me decide follow up should be with a ob/gyn ...
