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I am 17 and I have Ovarian Cancer
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Hi, My name is Melissa and I'm from upstate NY. In May of 200, I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer after the removal of two ovarian cysts (1 in April '99 and 1 in May '00.) I have now finished with all my chemotherapy which was done in Boston at the Dana Farber (a wonderful institution.)
My treatment included Bleomycin, Etoposide (VP16) and Cisplatin.
I was curious to know if anyone else around my age has experience ovarian cancer, as I know it is more common in older women. Please respond on the message board or you can e-mail me!
thank you very much,
Melissa
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on Jun-02 11
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This just proves that we should be teaching cancer awareness to everyone. The threat of cancer is not discriminating. It is a threat for all of us to heed.
Posted by Liz
on Jun-02 11
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Melissa,
I am so sorry to hear about your dx at such a
young age. I have a 14 year old granddaughter
and was wondering if you could please post
what your symptoms were and what tests you had
to get a dx. I have a friend who had ov ca,
endo ca, spread to colon and appendix....had
surgery... in hospital 21 days...that was 25
years ago and she is fine today with no
followup treatment. I am an endo cancer
survivor and will be praying for your
continued health.
God bless you, sweetheart,
Janine
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on Jun-02 11
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Jeannie
Jun-02 11
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My aunty is 41 with 4 children and has lung cancer
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Please can anyone give me and my family some advice on how to help my aunty. She has had breast cancer and was cleared of that two years ago with chemotherapy. Now she has two tumors on her lung and one on her kidney. We are desperate to help save her life and refuse to believe that there is nothing we can do. I am begging for some help or any advice. yours ever so gratefully
Sandy( 22 MANCHESTER UK)
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The first thing that must be done is to determine exactly what type of cancer your aunt has. Just because there are tumors in her lung doesn't mean she has "lung" cancer. It could be a metastasis from the breast. It is important to know the type so that the correct treatments are used. So, they need to do a biopsy on the tumors. Also, I would recommend a PET scan. It allows the doctors to see all the spots that are suspected of being cancer. It's used to help "stage" the patient. You can help your aunt by becoming as knowledgeable about the disease and it's treatments and support her through her journey. Please don't hesitate to write me personally if you have questions about lung cancer, as my husband has been fighting it for 18 months.
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Small cell lung cancer
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My mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in July. She is currently taking chemotherapy (third round) and will begin radiation at the end of October. I would like to hear from anyone with information about this type of cancer. What side effects did you have from the radiation? chemotherapy? She is considering a trial involving a vaccine at Duke. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 but the doctors are saying their is no relationship between the two. I'd appreciate any info you might have.
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Hi Lora,
My mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in July of 99. The tumor was the size of an orange. They give her six months. Well, mom and I will be going shopping tomorrow. She has only had chemo to date. Her Dr. is very good and orders full body scans every 3 months. Her tumor is now the size of a dime and has not spread. The only problem she has had is the chemo has caused stomach ulcers and she needed a transfusion.
As long as she watches her diet and takes her meds, she does fine. Will my mother live forever..."no", but each day is one more day that we have cheated this awful thing. There is hope, she needs to remain positive and keep doing things that she likes to do. My mother who always had a weight problem, doesn't have that problem anymore, so she eats like a pig, "good food of course". Her Dr.'s are so amazed, they actually said that they don't know why she is still here, but no one is going to try and figure out why. Hang in there, and I will say a prayer for all involved.
God Bless....Stan.
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