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Help Us Pick a T-Shirt Design for Our 16th Annual Conference

Amanda_OCNA
  • By Amanda_OCNA · Posted 10:22 am
  • In OCNA Annual Conference · 3 replies
  • Our 16th Annual Conference, Voices of Hope and Strength: Teal is Personal, is less than four weeks away! We want your help to pick a design for the conference t-shirt that will be on sale during the meeting ...

Hair Growth

TigerTam
  • By TigerTam · Posted yesterday at 9:53 pm
  • In Side effects of treatment · 11 replies
  • what over the counter item has anyone found that is the BEST to help hair grow back? I ended my chemo last March and it's coming back, but SOOOO slowly....! Help! anyone know of some good product that ...

numbness

fairydust
  • By fairydust · Posted yesterday at 9:49 pm
  • In Late stage · 8 replies
  • its a year since ive had surgery and chemo but still have the numbness in feet does this go or stay forever ...

Sister may have Ovarian Cancer-21 yrs

thericks
  • By thericks · Posted yesterday at 12:01 pm
  • In Newly diagnosed · 24 replies
  • My sister is 21 yrs old. She has a 22 cm tumor. She goes in for surgery tomorrow. It all started with thinking she had a hernia. They now think it is a cancer tumor. They will know for 100% when then ...

When do you celebrate your anniverary?

HGrecruit
  • By HGrecruit · Posted yesterday at 11:18 am
  • In Survivor stories · 8 replies
  • I was diagnosed on July 18, 2012 and am currently in remission after 9 weeks of chemo, then surgery, and then 9 more weeks of chemo. My oncologist did not declare me "in remission" until May 2, after ...

monoatomic gold

michele75043
  • By michele75043 · Posted June 16, 2013
  • In Nutrition · 2 replies
  • I saw a product and tried to investigate - colloidal gold like silver has been used for health benefits for a long time. I posted a pubmed study on silver. Anyway there is now monoatomic gold. I found ...

"Eating on the Wild Side"

Mo55
  • By Mo55 · Posted June 16, 2013
  • In Recurrence · 4 replies
  • I recently ordered the book, "Eating on the Wild Side" recently released, which another member of the "teal community" recommended. I just wanted to add that having purchased it, I find it very informative ...

Discomfort in my tummy

Fightingthisalone
  • By Fightingthisalone · Posted June 16, 2013
  • In What, me worry? · 5 replies
  • I am currently on avastin since October 2012, I have ite once every 3 weeks - but during the past couple of weeks, I started to have only sometimes a bit of discomfort in my tummy.... It's hard to discribe ...

ca125 is only 5 after surgery.....do i need chemo?

cielo
  • By cielo · Posted June 15, 2013
  • In Ovarian clear cell carcinoma · 23 replies
  • Stage 2c clear cell ovarian cancer after surgery 2months had no chemo only pure diet fruits and vegetables plus Jayson nter's tea. I do not want chemo and I lost 20lbs. Do I still need chemo or am I clear ...

Tired Out

judy75002
  • By judy75002 · Posted June 15, 2013
  • In Side effects of treatment · 11 replies
  • I know and am very grateful I am in remission from my ovarian cancer. Had 6 treatments at 6 week intervals. Toxotere and carboplatin. It has been 9 months now since my surgery to remove the cancer from ...

Ozonated water : Tried it?

lalaji
  • By lalaji · Posted June 14, 2013
  • In Treatment · 2 replies
  • I am hearing a lot about the potential benefits of Ozonated water in getting a positive result during remission period. Ozone mainly helps in restricting the growth and somewhat, clearing the cancer cells ...

New Blog post re Promising New Drug Therapies.

Scoobydoobeach
  • By Scoobydoobeach · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Research · 3 replies
  • Who goes to Kauai and writes a blog post? I do! (while waiting for my husband to arrive separately) Please check it out http://helpkeepasisteralive.blogspot.com /2013/06/promising-new-drugs-for-ovarian ...

Our response to today's Supreme Court ruling on genetic patents

Amanda_OCNA
  • By Amanda_OCNA · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In OCNA news and information · 9 replies
  • The Supreme Court ruled today on a case involving patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. The justices ruled that a company cannot patent naturally occurring genes. We wanted to be sure you ...

caring bridge

3Bean
  • By 3Bean · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Newly diagnosed · 1 reply
  • I wondered if people here know about caring bridge. Its a place were you can have a diary, so people who care about you can get updates on how you're doing so they aren't bothering people asking the same ...

JUDGE RULES HUMAN GENES CANNOT BE PATENTED

Angel1955
  • By Angel1955 · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Good news · 2 replies
  • A Supreme Court judge ruled that human genes cannot be patented. We all know Myriad has had a lock on the tests for BRCA 1 and 2 in cancer patients making the cost very high. This ruling if it holds ...

Free Disney Tickets?

maryand
  • By maryand · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Just for fun · 2 replies
  • When I was first diagnosed I thought I saw something on this board or a another about free disney tickets for cancer patients and their families. There was no way that I could have gone back then because ...

Supreme Court decision: No patent for Myriad

ellenm1
  • By ellenm1 · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Good news · 6 replies
  • http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/ 13/18935727-supreme-court-says-natural-h uman-genes-cant-be-patented?lite ...

Ovarian Cancer CA125 Tests

cws69
  • By cws69 · Posted June 13, 2013
  • In Recurrence · 6 replies
  • I was diagnosed with Stage III Ovarian Cancer in March, 2012, though I think I had it long before then - it just wasn't found. I was tested for everything except cancer. I had debulking surgery in April ...

Being in Limbo

BetsyLou
  • By BetsyLou · Posted June 12, 2013
  • In Late stage · 20 replies
  • Just wrote an entire "sob" story about my history/treatment of Stage IV metastasized ovarian cancer. Then decided no one deserved to suffer through all that so I deleted it. I'm 68 and was diagnosed 1-1/2 ...

TAH-BSO and Debulking--What to Expect?

peddacious
  • By peddacious · Posted June 12, 2013
  • In Caregivers and family members · 10 replies
  • My mom was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer several months ago. She lives in Canada, while I live in the US. She has had 2 chemo treatments and is receiving a 3rd one today. We found out yesterday that she ...

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