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lovemnms will be back soon
- By RobertL · Posted 7:57 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- lovemnms will be back on as soon as she feels better and as soon as she gets her computer problems fixed. For those interested, I have been working lately on a website for a local cancer support group ...
rising ca125
- By carissakrasinski · New reply 7:47 pm
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 6 replies
- has anyone had a rise in ca125 but not a reocurrance and has the ca125 gone back down. I went from a 9 to 13 ...
Hernia
- By LisaHarris · Posted 7:39 pm
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 0 replies
- Little background...I was diagnosed Stage IIC November, 2008. Completed the 6 rounds of chemo the end of March 2009. I just saw my oncologist this past Wed. for a 3 month visit. My CA125 was 7.5. The ...
CA125 Up With Doxil
musicgirl
- By musicgirl · New reply 7:01 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 9 replies
- I am on a clinical trial and I am developing mouth sores. What was the mouth wash that someone has talked about? Any clues for diet changes ...
Doxil effects kicking in
- By kalo555 · New reply 6:49 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 15 replies
- I was pleasantly surprised that my 1st cycle of Doxil went pretty well with few side effects. A few on this site mentioned that things start happening after cycle 2 and boy were they right. Mouth sores ...
We have today and it is a beautiful day! See Poem
I am home
- By SurvivorJan · New reply 6:16 pm
- Journal · 11 replies
- Hi All - just wanted to share an update of the last few days. Last week, I started experiencing some bad abdominal cramps/pains. Thursday they were worse and I was having to take my pain meds more frequently ...
does any1 have ovarian cancer that is not acting normal?
- By phatgirl68 · New reply 6:03 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 1 reply
- Has any1 that has been diagnoised with oc, had it everywhere but where its suppose to be? my dr found ovarian cancer in 09 after my hystrectomy but got it all(he says) only to have it spread to my liver ...
Why Community Oncology Can Benefit From Cell Function Analysis
- By gpawelski · New reply 5:58 pm
- Journal · 48 replies
- As increasing numbers and types of anti-cancer drugs are developed, oncologists become increasingly likely to misuse them in their practice. There is seldom a "standard" therapy which has been proven ...
CA-125 Follow-ups
- By Milashka · New reply 5:51 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 15 replies
- I just read somewhere that in Europe, they started using a different approach with the CA-125 checks to monitor OvCa patients. A recent study has shown that early treatment based on CA-125 alone does ...
Where are tumer testing centers in UK
- By SHAHDAD · New reply 5:43 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 1 reply
- My sister got recurrence can any one tell me and help me where is the Tum,er testing centers in UK .As in UCL I dont how they suggest the chemo as it came back in our case so what to do I am so confused ...
MY PARTNER HAS WALKED AWAY FROM ME....
- By sonia40 · New reply 5:14 pm
- Journal · 92 replies
- Hello all just wanting to vent off a little....my partner of 6 yrs has finally packed his bags and walked away...leaving me with my 3 children and our 2 children together...his excuse??? well he couldnt ...
Rash - Is it a sign of OC new growth?
- By merridy · New reply 4:59 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 5 replies
- I have developed a rash on the inside of my legs next to my knees. It itches, is a little purple when touched and is not smooth. I read online something about rashes and ovarian cancer and that rashes ...
Tons of Teal
Allostim
- By Jaystizo · New reply 4:38 pm
- Discussion in Clinical trials · 6 replies
- Has anyone heard of this clinical trial? As with all clinical trials, it looks promising but googling doesn't come up with any feedback or testimonials. Probably because it is fairly new. Here is a link ...
for recurrance what does CA 125 count have to be
- By cjpipkins · New reply 4:36 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 10 replies
- My CA 125 had gone down to around 4 or 5 but went to 30....how high does your CA 125 have to be before the doctor decides to do something ...
New design
- By Dodie1 · New reply 4:20 pm
- Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 5 replies
- I added new designs for ovarian cancer awareness to my cafepress shop. www.cafepress.com/TealAndAware I'm trying my best to get the word out ...
Oh, Great: Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Poor Disease Predictors
- By Carcinista · New reply 4:11 pm
- Journal · 11 replies
- Mr. Wonderful forwarded an article (http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/cont ent/full/djq004) to me today - he's good like that. Anyway, there was a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer ...
good reading
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