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CEA

Hello guys. Can CEA levels rise in ovarian cancer or does that indicate a metastasis?  Thank you in advance for your answer.Discussion boards: Ovarian Cancer

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Pre-Menopausal Salpingo-Oophorectomy

I am about a month away from my surgery.  I'm having a prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy and hysterectomy because I carry a gene mutation that increases my risk of ovarian cancer, and I just got...

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Bloating on Chemo?

I'm halfway through my chemo treatment (done 3 of 6), and I'm having terrible bloating. It feels like it did before my hysterectomy. It's all the time, and nothing I have tried is helping.I mentioned...

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Doxil and Avastin side effects

Hello everyone. I just joined the CSN and would like hearing about your experiences with these drugs and their side effects. I have recurrent uterine cancer that is being treated as ovarian. I had a...

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"Cgsolomong"~Info 4U re Ovarian Cancer & hyperthermic intraperitoneal...

Hello “Cgsolomong”First of all, allow me to place your posting of February 27, 2018, in a new topic line all your own.  You have responded to a line of questions in a post that is now 10 years old.  It...

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pain in my groin and upper thigh

Has anyone else had pain in their groin and upper thighs. I was on 18 weeks of Taxol and had 6 Carboplatin treatments during that time.this is not neuropathy as I have that in my feet. I had a...

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Diet / Nutrition / Menu / Supplements ?

Hi ThereMy mother's ovarian cancer came back after her hysterectomy 9 years ago as tumors on her abdominal walls and malignant ascites.  We will be formulating a plan this week with the doctors of how...

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OC treatment for my dear Aunt

I'm writing to seek your advice for my dear Aunt (58 y/o Indian) who in February 2018 has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. - CA-125 was measured at 54.4 U/ml- CECT of the Abdomen notes: "Large...

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Suepr~Info re IV vs IP chemo treatments & related info 4 Ovarian Cancer...

Good afternoon ~ May I call you Sue?As for your question about IP vs IV, you will probably get a more current answer if you will start your OWN topic forum on this same link, for this reason.  You have...

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family history of cancer

hi im a 35 year old female, i had undergone three major sugeries for ovarian cyst rupture with in a period of seven years, i also had an ivf done but got unsuccessful, my husband divorced me as i could...

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FDA OKs BRCA1/BRCA2 direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA mutations most often...

Just for information purposes - Among my many medical alerts comes this article that might be of interest to people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. This seems extremely limited to a very few, but I know...

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Understanding CT Results - Ovarian Masses

My mother recently had a CT scan for abdominal pressure they thought was diverticulitis, and found ovarian masses. I've tried to search some of the medical terms included in the CT analysis to better...

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Cure For Ovarian Cancer

Alas!.There is a cure.My name is Regina Charlotte Weichert from Texas,US.I am sure this information will be useful to the general public on how my sister was cured of her Ovarian cancer with herbal...

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Bloating on Chemo?

I'm halfway through my chemo treatment (done 3 of 6), and I'm having terrible bloating. It feels like it did before my hysterectomy. It's all the time, and nothing I have tried is helping.I mentioned...

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Please help me understand...

Hi everyone...I am desperate for answers and cannot seem to find any, so I'm hoping someone here can offer some insight. Someone very dear to me is battling ovarian cancer but from the very beginning...

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Oxaliplatin & xeloda side effects??? Starting next week

I have heard from my onc and read side effects online but I wanted to really hear from people who have experienced this- weight loss/gain?, how bad is the nausea?. I will be starting with 3 rounds of...

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Input please on follow up care

My wife was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in July 2107.  Did three rounds of chemo Paclitaxil + Taxol, complete historectomy surgery followed by three more rounds of chemo Cisplatin + Taxol.  IV and IP...

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Endometrial cancer

In 2016 I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. When I first started treatment of chemo and radiation, my CA125 number was "only" 10.8 and it was Stage 1A, I was told it was barely perceivable on the...

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Stopping Treatment due to low blood counts

Hi all,I was all set to start Cycle 3 of Taxol/Carboplatin and was told we had to stop treatment until by White Counts and my Platlettes come back up to a higher level. Doctor advised this was common...

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Stage 3a ovarian , cervical and uterus cancer

Hello ,Im 33 from australia perth and have recently had a full hysterectomy and 20cm.tumor removed. I have been diagnosed with stage 3a endo cancer and start my first cycle out of 7 of chemo on the...

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