prognosis for stage 111 ovarian cancer at age 33?
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The 5-year-survival rate is a statistical way of looking at the death rate in a cancer. You can look it up online (I have to say, it is a rather depressingly low number) but please keep this in mind: It cannot tell you anything about your daughter's individual chances since statistics only deal with groups.\nSome people can die from othe stage 2 cancer in 6 months, others will live with a stage 4 cancer for 10 years. \nYour best bet is an honest discussion with the oncologist but always keep in mind, noone can give you an absolute number. They just don't know. How you react to treatment, how fast the cancer grows - it is different for different woman.\nMy mother died last year of ovarian cancer, between diagnosis stage IV and death were only 9 months. In this time we just did our best to be there for her, helped her with everyday work as much as possible, talked to her when and about what she wanted - including death. Towards the end  we all put our lifes on hold while hers ran out, just to be there for her. Most people aren't lucky enough to be able to do this. But she was very grateful to have her family to rely on. I don't believe this is much of a comfort for you. \nI wish you and your daughter the very best of luck.
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The 5-year-survival rate is a statistical way of looking at the death rate in a cancer. It cannot tell you anything about your mother's individual chances since statistics only deal with groups. \nSome people can die from othe stage 2 cancer in 6 months, others will live with a stage 4 cancer for 10 years. As for survival rates at different stages, you can find them on many ovarian cancer websites, but don't get too discouraged by any low number or too overjoyed by a high one - statistics.\nYour best bet is an honest discussion with the oncologist but always keep in mind, noone can give you an absolute number. They just don't know.\nI wish you and your mother the very best of luck.\n\nMarch 4th, 8:43 pm: BEWARE!!!! This guy "tecuento 123" seems to be answering just about every question in Health with his sales pitch. He flogs it for MS, Cancer, Allergies and what-not. BEWARE!!!! Anyone in here who want to sell you something is probably a scammer, don't be taken! These people prey on the helpless and terrified!
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I had both, it isn't anything to mess with, during child bearing years the way I got PG was to have laroscopie's (spelling?) I have had three and three pregnancies we did loose a child in the middle but the other two are healthy and well one is 22 and one will be 14. I belive my problem was enhanced by a tipped uretus. Not a comfortible condition at all. Consult a PHY and get regular check ups they may want to lazer them open to keep you from getting sists(spelling?) as well. I am now 47 still have all my parts that they wanted to removed before my 25th birthday. If you stay healthy other ways your insides will follow. I was fine for years but now that I am in Menapause I am in need of the ovary surgery, no need to remove everything though. Unless you have that kind of cancer in your family or have shot drugs to put those free agents into your body, you should be fine. A good PMS medicine and some Aleve will do the trick at the worse of times. I am not a doctor but have had my share of operation, at this point, I only want one more trip, I am ready to not be a total woman. This lasts to long to suit me. lol!
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I am an 8 year survior of Ovarian cancer.  They call it the silent killer, because most of the time there are no symptoms.  I was 19 when I was diagnosed.  They removed one overy and falpian tube. I went through chemo.  And two years later I gave birth to my oldest daughter.  If you want more info drop me a line.  Also visit the Gilda Radner foundation.  They are wonderful.
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Look at this website, it'll give you lots of information:\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives
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My heart goes out to you and your sister.  People DO survive lung cancer.  Taking chemo is a tough decision to make, it can destroy the quality time you may have left IF  hers is NOT in a curable stage.  Most doctors WILL give honest answers IF the patients ASK:  Is my cancer curable?  What are my chances of surviving with surgery only?  What are my chances of surviving WITH and WITHOUT chemo? Or  WITH and WITHOUT radiation?\nShe might need you to go with her to ask these questions, (I encourage you to WRITE DOWN your questions, and let the doctor SEE you have a list of questions...) for the support, and so you can reaffirm what she was told.   An amazing number of people are unable to clearly remember and process the info they are given when the disease is life-threatening.  If you were with her, and later she can't quite recall the information, you could gentley help her work through the answers.\n Encourage her to get second opinions if she feels she needs more information.  Not EVERY form of cancer, not EVERY patient is good candidate for chemo.  Chemo can often cause more life ravaging consequences than the cancer itself.  I can understand her hesitancy in NOT jumping into chemotherapy.  Please do not let anyone make her feel like a "quitter" or guilty for NOT choosing chemo IF HERS IS not curable.  Perhaps she will choose to focus her fight on maintaining her dignity, independence, and quality of life as long as she is able to- IF HERS IS NOT IN A CURABLE STAGE.  \nSometimes radiation and other cancer treatments are given as a palliative measure, meaning it will not CURE the cancer, but hopefully if can keep the tumors from causing decreasing function of of organs in the chest, or from causing increased pain.\nIf it IS treatable, and if it IS a stage of cancer that will repond to surgery, chemo, and radiation, etc, it may make it easier for her to bear the treatments if she knows she DOES have a chance to survive.  She has a right to that information about her own particular stage of cancer before she makes the choice. Take care, I wish you both well.
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Depends on the cancer - some are "quick" and some are slow.\n\neven within a type of cancer, there can be a ton of variation.\n\nMine is very slow (for me) which is a bit unusual [but i am glad for it]\n\nEach type of cancer has "staging" that lets the docs know where you are at in the progression of the disease.  You should find out what "stage" you are and then see what the prognosis is.\n\nFatal is a big word;  hard to deal with when you got cancer - if you want more information, you can go to the American cancer society website and look at the "5 year survival" rates - that is a percentage of ALL people that have a specific type of cancer and how long they last after diagnosis.  It can be a pretty brutal "discovery" and remember you could be on the plus side of that percentage.\n\nMost important thing for all people with cancer is to KNOW as much as you can about YOUR cancer, treatments, and prognosis.   \n\nGood luck,\n\nJ\n27 months and still going strong
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A selection of reliable brochures on ALL relevant aspects of Menopause can be downloaded HERE\n\nhttp://health.nih.gov/result.asp?disease_id=434\n\nBest wishes!
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Good luck to you. My husband had a biopsy yesterday and we're supposed to get the results sometime tonight.
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My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990.  She battled it, and won.  She had lymph nodes removed as well as a total masectomy.  Along with 6 months of chemo.  Unfortch her cancer recurred in 1998.  This time in her bones.  She battled bravely again, with weekly chemo for 5 solid years.  Eventually it spread to her brain and she had radiation.  She had(yes, I am sorry 'had')a great life from her initial battle in 1990 until cancer finally took her from us in 2003.  She saw both her daughters marry and met one grandson.  She and my dad traveled and were together.  Just give her the best you can.  Be there for her, talk to her.  I know it hurts, believe me, I know.  My mom was only 53 when she passed.  I believe she always handled it better than we did.  I never once saw her be scared.  I wish you and your friend all the best.  Good luck!
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First of all taking your age, please consider that your hormones are may getting messed up. the clots are actually a sight that your blood clots well. I would be more concerned if it would not.\n\nhave you hormones checked for post menopause...\n\nThe CA-125 test is not designed to be a screening test to detect ovarian cancer. I wish we had one. This test is strictly to monitor a patient. It is not a confirmation test either. Diagnostic is strictly on histology/ pathology samples.\n\nThe are also a good percentage of Ovarian cancers that do not produce that specific tumor marker.\nI am sorry to say this, but right now there is nothing better to screen than a thin- pap test.\n\nI am 20+ year in the medical technology field
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Yes. I know long term survivors. And there is always hope. But, much depends on the health of the individual, location of tumors, resection of tumor(s), response to treatment, and . . probably luck.\n\nMy son had advanced stage IV abdominal sarcoma (primary tumor was 19cm). After 20 months he has a few nodules (1 cm) left between the dome of the liver and diaphragm. And, he is doing well.\n\nAnything is possible.
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Yes I had to have a total hysterectomy because of cyst on my ovaries and I'm only 27 years old. I had it about 3 months ago and the only thing that I really had to deal with was depression because I thought  that I was too young and I really wanted to have kids. Good luck to you I hope all goes well.
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Really sorry to hear about your Dad....It depends on the severity of the cancer and the treatments he recieves. \n\nAll the best !!
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Great statistics here:\nhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp\n\nhttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2004/10_04/mirshahidi.htm\n\nAnd this one looks quite promising:\nhttp://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1200808\n\nBest of luck!
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Look for info at this link:\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=4d3f920e-87d6-4b6a-a2fe-74c6efa53398&version=1
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The most advanced form is Stage IV which has a very low survival rate—only about 5 percent of those diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer will survive for five years. The overall five­year survival of all patients with ovarian cancer, regardless of stage, is about 30 percent.