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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?
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 ...
Ovarian Cancer Primer
- By lifeisgrand · Posted September 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- I'd like to recommend a book that I keep turning to as a reference for all things related to ovarian cancer. It's helped me at every stage but was especially helpful prior to my surgery. I at least knew ...
Has anyone not had kids and been diagnosed with OVCA?
- By sheralys · New reply September 12, 2009
- 50 replies
- Just curious and had some more questions and I know everyone on here is very helpful...If I may ask what is a common age of being dianosed? And is there anyone who has not has kids that has been diagnosed ...
Flu Vaccine ????
- By youngmom · New reply September 10, 2009
- 15 replies
- In another post, there was some discussion about hyperthermia and fever therapy. Momanderson had mentioned that if she were to get sick with a fever, she may let it run its course (as long as it doesn't ...
Questions...Help.
- By sheralys · New reply September 5, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi ladies sorry just a few questions....Does anyone know about the genetics like those of you who have ovca or uterine or breast did any of your family have it? My grandfather has skin as well as colon ...
Sugar and tumors
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply September 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- This article speaks of sugar and tumor research. Full article: http://www.individual.com/story.php?stor y=105735570 There has been much discussion on here regarding dietary sugar intake and its affect ...
NCI Gets Stimulus Funds
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply September 4, 2009
- 6 replies
- "Moving Ahead with the Stimulus Funds Dr. John E. Niederhuber With President Barack Obama’s signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 17, 2009, came newfound hope in many ...
New treatment for OC
- By PLE · New reply September 3, 2009
- 3 replies
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2 009-08/uog-nti083109.php Just read this article and it sure sounds promising ...
Hormone imbalance, natural approaches
- By designermom · New reply August 30, 2009
- 1 reply
- I'm having that familiar pressure--ovulation, according to the calendar. Since going off natural progesterone, my PMS and ovulation-discomfort are worse. I initially went on it because I couldn't get ...
Question For anyone....
- By sheralys · New reply August 20, 2009
- 9 replies
- How long were the pains present if any? Did every cat scan/ ultrasound show the tumor or tumors? What did your pains feel like if any? If there weren't pains what made you go to the doctor ...
IUD and OVCA or PPC
- By notdone · New reply August 20, 2009
- 24 replies
- I was wondering if any of you used an IUD before being diagnosed with OVCA or PPC? We are looking into a possible link between IUD's and OVCA or PPC. If so, please let me know, and give any specifics ...
Pre-treatment CA-125
- By youngmom · New reply August 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- Lots of recent conversations on CA-125. Some of us (me included) had normal CA-125s before the start of chemo. It doesn't necessarily mean CA-125 is inaccurate for you, and it may be a good sign. Ovarian ...
Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin clinical trial data
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply August 12, 2009
- 7 replies
- This is an interesting study regarding recurrence treatment: "Carboplatin/Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Is as Effective as Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Elsevier Global Medical ...
FDA Avastin approved for Renal Cell cancer
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply August 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- The FDA recently approved Avastin for Renal Cell Cancer ....hope OvCa is next. "FDA Approves Bevacizumab for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma OncologySTAT Editorial Team. 2009 Aug 4, B Bekiesz The US Food ...
What does public know about reproductive system cancers?
- By Irena · New reply August 10, 2009
- 1 reply
- We are a research group at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and we are studying people’s knowledge about reproductive-related cancers, their treatment options, and side effects. Our study ...
stage 3c, father had prostate. anybody else have this?
- By her911 · New reply August 9, 2009
- 20 replies
- a local support group here published handouts citing a relationship between father's prostate and daughter's ovarian cancer. I have been told by a geneticist that there is no relationship. I think she ...
New genetic info
- By Shamrock2009 · Posted August 7, 2009
- 0 replies
- Found this new info: "Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility SNPs Signify 40% Increased Risk As reported by BBC News. 2009 Aug 2 British researchers have identified a gene linked to ovarian cancer that, when present ...
Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer
- By llj · Posted August 7, 2009
- 0 replies
- Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2008) — If you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted ...
Brenner's
- By cdbart · New reply August 6, 2009
- 2 replies
- Has anyone heard of Brenner's. That is the name that was given to my state 1c ovarian cancer. I understand it is rare and that little is know about it because there are so very few cases. Anyone have ...
