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Research
Discuss the latest in ovarian cancer research. What have you been hearing and reading about in current articles and news reports?
New Guidelines for Mammorgrams
- By curiouscat · New reply 6:17 pm
- 24 replies
- I was wondering what everyone thought about the "new" guidelines for mammograms? Now they're (whoever "they" are) saying that women don't need mammograms until they are 50 and that doing a self-breast ...
MARCE
- By marce · New reply 8:56 am
- 3 replies
- WHAT CAN CAUSE AN ELEVATED CA125 BESIDES A REOCCURANCE ...
Any Recommendations in Sarasota (as far as Tampa)
- By docsauntcc · New reply yesterday at 10:14 pm
- 4 replies
- Hello everyone - anyone. I have been a relatively silent observer here. Learning, being inspired + motivated, finding guidence + support. I am caring for my mom, who was diagnosed in June with stage IV ...
burzynski clinic in Houston Texas
- By Julie55 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 2 replies
- Has anyone had experience with the Burzynski Clinic in Houston Texas ...
FDA-Approved Drug Dasatinib (Sprycel) Significantly Inhibits OVCA Growth
- By libbyshope · New reply November 15, 2009
- 15 replies
- 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 ...
Homeopathy
- By Pockets · New reply November 13, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello, Has anyone taken homeopathy for their OVC? Has anyone ever did homeopath along with their Chemo? I have a niece out in California who is studying homepathic medicine and now she is starting a course ...
Abraxane - Did your insurance pay for it?
- By SUZ909 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 14 replies
- Doc wants to start me on Abraxne, beginning with upcoming chemo session #6. CT-125 number is at 21 with reading #4. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama does not want to pay for it - experimental. Is it ...
Cancer Treatment Fraud
- By Emily1 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 5 replies
- There is an interesting article from Cancer.Net that lists cancer treatment fraud. The list includes: The Hoxsey Herbal Treatment Black salves Shark cartilage Gerson therapy Coral calcium Essiac tea You ...
KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · New reply November 11, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...
Sugar-cancer connection is a myth, according to Mayo Clinic
- By smac5 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 19 replies
- This was posted in my doctor's office today: Myth: People with cancer shouldn't eat sugar, since it can cause cancer to grow faster. Fact: Sugar doesn't make cancer grow faster. All cells, including cancer ...
Has anyone had a blueprint of their tumor done?
- By Ovacom06 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- Has anyone had a blueprint of their tumor done or did you know this was even possible. Check out the wesite below. Very interesting! http://www.clearityfoundation.org ...
Vitamin D
- By Milashka · New reply November 5, 2009
- 20 replies
- I keep things simple on the supplement front but am pretty vigilant about taking my daily multivitamin (high-potency) and plus selenium. Over the summer, I also took a vitamin D supplement but haven't ...
OVAL-BC Study
- By pinelee · New reply November 1, 2009
- 1 reply
- Has anyone else from B.C. or Alberta been asked to participate in the OVAL-BC Study? They are studying factors that may be related to the development of ovarian cancer. The B.C. Cancer Agency contacted ...
John Hopkins Update - A must read
- By CountryGirl46 · New reply October 27, 2009
- 14 replies
- My brother-n-law emailed this article to me. You have got to check this out, it is very interesting. The following is what I copied from my email - This was forwarded to me by a dear friend, a biologist ...
Interesting new study on Taxol/carboplatinum
- By momanderson920 · New reply October 7, 2009
- 20 replies
- Here is an interesting article I ran across: http://healthinfoispower.wordpress.com/2 009/09/24/modified-chemo-regime-increase s-survival-in-advanced-ovarian-cancer-pa tients-but-adds-toxicity ...
Alternative Therapies? Urgent Help Needed
- By Jaynejax · New reply October 2, 2009
- 18 replies
- My wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer in June, 2008. She had surgery to remove one large tumor at that time and then began Chemo. By January, 2009 her CA-125 count was below 20, but was back ...
Additional interesting and promising research about antioxidants
- By Jennali · New reply September 26, 2009
- 5 replies
- Got this today. Certainly gives more weight (IMO) to the theory that an anti-oxidant rich diet is important. I also believe that antioxidant supplements are necessary. I realize this is a controversial ...
New chemo regimen
- By SouthernBelle · New reply September 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/newchemoregi menmaybenefitovariancancerpatients Above is a link to a new chemo regimen that is being used in Japan to treat ovarian cancer. Sounds very promising. Lets pray ...
need some insight...
- By colabella · New reply September 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- my wife had a radical hysterectomy and is supposed to be clear of cancer but to be safe she will undergo 5 weeks of radiation and 5 rounds of chemo.can anyone tell me what preperation she can do to get ...
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- By sheralys · New reply September 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hi just of course had a few more questions. What was your pain like before diagnosis? Every symptom you may have had? What do you think I may have? Here are my symptoms...A lot of hair growth, major major ...
