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Getting ready for Abdominal Surgery number 6
- By shoppingkharma · Posted July 25, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 6 recommendations
- I will try to make this as brief as possible. Just a little history 1st: I was first diagnosed with Advanced Ovarian Cancer on Nov. 15, 2002 and since then have been on 8 treatments of Taxol and Carboplatinum ...
Jealous and angry
- By bohan54 · Posted July 14, 2009
- In Recurrence · 6 recommendations
- Not attractive to admit to these emotions and right up front I apologize. I am new to this community, introduced by a friend from MedHelp. Hope she doesn't disown me for this post! Seems everybody here ...
Which is the most bizarre comment you have heard?
- By metwo · Posted May 31, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 6 recommendations
- I appreciate the care shown by people who have asked about my health as a reflection of their interest in my well being. At the same time, people do say the weirdest things and last week I, who is never ...
almost 9 years
- By spunky66 · Posted April 22, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 5 recommendations
- It is hard to fathom...I was diagnosed October 2000 and am 6 months shy of being clear of ovarian cancer for almost 9 years....after being diagnosed with stage 3c...and being brca1+...and having a huge ...
Make a charitable contribution by participating in research study
When you get the news you don't want to hear...
- By shoppingkharma · Posted September 20, 2009
- In Recurrence · 4 recommendations
- This is actually excerpt from my blog which I wrote the day before yesterday but it is what I just went through and I hope and pray many more of you will never get the news that I got just the day before ...
Ovarian cancer not just one disease, study finds
- By donkey799 · Posted December 2, 2008
- In Clinical trials · 4 recommendations
- Ovarian cancer not just one disease, study finds Treatment for often-fatal illness may change as a result The Vancouver Sun Tue 02 Dec 2008 Page: A5 Section: Westcoast News By: Pamela Fayerman Ovarian ...
Test Detects Ovarian Cancer With 99 Percent Accuracy
- By gpawelski · Posted June 9, 2008
- In Newly diagnosed · 4 recommendations
- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a blood test with enough sensitivity and specificity to detect early stage ovarian cancer with 99 percent accuracy. Results of this new study are ...
FDA-Approved Drug Dasatinib (Sprycel) Significantly Inhibits OVCA Growth
- By libbyshope · Posted November 11, 2009
- In Research · 3 recommendations
- The drug dasatinib (Sprycel®), approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with specific types of leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer ...
SO MAD! OPRAH IS OUT OF HER MIND
- By jeaniet · Posted September 3, 2009
- In Awareness and fundraising events · 3 recommendations
- So I just got a mass email from OCNA asking if I want to tell my story on Oprah. I was so excited that Oprah was finally going to do a story about OC. I clicked on the link to her page, and what do I ...
A Woman's Apparel CEO explains why he WON'T fund Ovarian Research
- By joseph2 · Posted August 22, 2009
- In Awareness and fundraising events · 3 recommendations
- Folks, it troubles me to submit this to you. Frankly, I'm horrified to have read what I was just forwarded regarding why a CEO of a woman's apparel company won't fund ovarian cancer research. Even so ...
GINGER-ovarian cancer cells die
Same song, second verse. First recurrence.
- By Jennali · Posted December 4, 2008
- In Recurrence · 3 recommendations
- The second CA125 test in a month confirmed what I already knew in my heart. With a CA125 of 323 (it was 154 a month ago) and enlarged para-aortic lymph nodes, my gyn/onc said yesterday that we have to ...
What do you have to be thankful for today? Thanksgiving Day
- By Rose2 · Posted November 27, 2008
- In Survivor stories · 3 recommendations
- As I sat here this morning giving thanks to the Lord. So many things came to my mind. And the more I focused on them , the more thankful I became. So I wanted to write and ask all of you to share at least ...
Barack Obama, Endorses the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
Prayers for Tweetymarie
- By momanderson920 · Posted September 23, 2008
- In Treatment · 3 recommendations
- I am not posting this to push my faith on anyone, but I wanted to ask those who would like to join me in daily prayer for Tweetymarie. I personally am better at picking a time of day so I don't forget ...
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StandUp2Cancer Day is September 5
- By NotDyingToday · Posted August 26, 2008
- In Awareness and fundraising events · 3 recommendations
- To all my friends here~ Many of us have commented on the need for greater awareness about Ovarian Cancer. Well, the Entertainment Industry Foundation is funding programs to raise awareness. They fund ...
Cell-based Assay Associated with Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
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