can you die from ovarian cancer?
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Yes. You can die from any type of cancer. But you can also survive any type of cancer. Do not pay attention to statistics as all individuals are different.\n\nI know a remarkable young lady right now who is doing extremely well after stage IV abdominal cancer. She had her ovaries and uterus removed along with multipe tumors and ended up with a colostomy as well. She is 24 years old and a tooth and nail fighter. She has no evidence of disease and has been in remission for a year.\n\nStay strong and stay hopeful. Anything is possible.
479766
Best of luck to her.  I am an 8 year survivor of ovarian cancer.  Have you checked out the Gilda Radner foundation.  It is a national register for people with ovarian cancer.
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Usually death is caused by the body organs failing or shutting down.   This is caused by increased growth of the cancer cells that spread to other organs other than where the cancer is and and cause them not to function properly.  Sometimes this growing or spreading of cancer cells and be slowed down or stopped with medication called CHEMO or by radiation.  Other times CHEMO and radiation are not sucessful  and the disease gets worse and leads to death.
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NO,  \nBUT WAIT IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CANCER !!!
101001
There is too much variability to make an intelligent answer to your question, I'm afraid.  With some drugs and some tumors, the death rate is almost the same as for a healthy person of the same age and gender.  With others, it's substantially higher.  Also, many of the regimens used now involve a complex mix of multiple drugs at assorted intervals.\n\nTo complicate things yet further, the answer differs for almost every sort of cancer.  Seminomas have a 95% or better survival rate at 5 and 10 years; other cancers, for example small cell carcinoma of the lung, have less than a three year median survival, last I checked (and I'm no specialist in the field)\n\nComplicating this even more, a lot depends on how advanced the cancer is when it is spotted.  If an adenocarcinoma of the colon is found on colonoscopy, and the polyp is removed with no evidence of spread, well, your outlook is a whole lot better than if the adenocarcinoma of the colon is discovered by spread to the elbow, and it's all over everywhere else, too.\n\nNo intention of being rude, but your question is comparable to asking how common it is for a mammal to die...  There is just too much variation to give an honest answer.
312362
Its glandular fever and as far as i know, Ive never heard of deaths from mono. The only way i could imagine someone dying frm it is if they have a compromised immune system eg under intense chemo
749834
It doesn't sound like ovarian cancer, however, I am not a doctor. I can tell you from personal experience that when this happened to me I was pregnant. Please try and find a free clinic that offers services for the uninsured. You should see a doctor.
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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!
201424
It can be fatal if you do not take care of yourself. Take your medications and watch what you eat and exercise and you can live a long and healthy life.
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sounds like what happened to my aunt. except the muscle controled bowel movement and cancer spread to her intestines, which created a perferation that cause toxins from her intestines to enter her body. while on chemo she died because of this.
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Well this is a loaded question. My mother passed away last Sept. from breast cancer that had metastasized to her lungs and esophagus. My father died two years ago from cancer also. Both did chemo and all it did was make their last days on earth awful. I had thyroid cancer last year. I personally will never do chemo. I sincerely think that in 20 years or so we will speak of how barbaric it was. If you are not too far advanced, I would say eating as healthy as you can, no meat or dairy. Alternative medicines and such would also be my choice. I think it is up to the individual though. You have to remember that doctors make money off of chemo and the like. Research, research research!!!
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its a substance in the blood often a sign of ovarian tumors. BUT you can have it and not have a tumor.  Good luck!
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Terminal means that death is unavoidable. So the cancer is deadly. sorry
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From the mayo clinic for symptoms for ovaian cancer:\nRecent studies have shown that women with ovarian cancer are more likely than are other women to consistently experience the following symptoms:\nAbdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating \nUrinary urgency \nPelvic discomfort or pain \n\nAdditional signs and symptoms that women with ovarian cancer may experience include:\nPersistent indigestion, gas or nausea \nUnexplained changes in bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation \nChanges in bladder habits, including a frequent need to urinate \nLoss of appetite \nUnexplained weight loss or gain \nIncreased abdominal girth or clothes fitting tighter around your waist \nPain during intercourse (dyspareunia) \nA persistent lack of energy \nLow back pain \n\nSymptoms for ovaian cysts:\nMenstrual irregularities \nPelvic pain — a constant or intermittent dull ache that may radiate to your lower back and thighs \nPelvic pain shortly before your period begins or just before it ends \nPelvic pain during intercourse (dyspareunia) \nNausea, vomiting or breast tenderness similar to that experienced during pregnancy \n Fullness or heaviness in your abdomen \nPressure on your rectum or bladder — difficulty emptying your bladder completely\n\nUnfortunately the only way to know for sure is to go to the doctor.  cysts can come and go and some may last for a while.  It is possible to only have pain intermittantly with a cyst when there is something putting pressure on it or if hormones fluctuate.
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sorry to hear your news but my mom had it long ago & had a hysterecomy to take care of the cancer. she never had to go throgh chemo. ata ll & has been cancer free since the surgery was done back in the mid 1970's. talk to your gyno. about that please & soon.
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Ovarian cancer is somewhat silent in terms of symptoms. I recommend you visit the Gilda Radner Foundation for a list of symptoms: http://www.ovariancancer.com/info.asp. \n\nIf you have any sense of having the symptoms, please visit a doctor immediately. If that doctor does not take you seriously, then see another one. Many doctors will treat women like it's all in their head...as if they're just depressed or lonely or some other BS like that.\n\nOvarian cancer is very hard to detect and will require the doctor to spend a lot of time "feeling around" the abdomen. The doctor most likely will need to explore the abdomen by inserting a hand into both the vagina and rectum. X-rays and MRI's often show nothing, because the ovaries are located deep in the abdomen. Also most ovarian cancers are of the epithelial type--which mean they grow flat like skin. Hence there can be an absence of a large mass or tumor, as many people imagine when the think of cancer.\n\nBe sure to visit the "links" page at the Gilda Radner site. It has an extensive list of additional resources on ovarian cancer: http://www.ovariancancer.com/links.asp. There's a lot of good information online.
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Brain cancer, (generally glioma) is relatively rare, and this type of cancer, as far as I am aware, does not appear to run in families, as do certain breast cancers.  In case you are not aware, if you live long enough, you will die of cancer -- that is, if you do not die of heart problems, in child birth, in an accident, and so on.  In ancient times, though cancers were recorded, and documented by the Greeks, as well as the Egyptians, because the average life span was only in the 30's, cancers were less common causes of death than today.   So to answer your question, no, you are probably not at risk of getting this type of cancer.  My dad answered a question for me once when I was a kid (He was an MD.)  "  Daddy, how do I know I don't have a cancer?"  His answer, tongue in cheek, " Have an autopsy performed on yourself every six months."   You should be aware that we all have a cancer all the time -- that is, if we define cancer as a cell that has made a mistake and is multiplying beyond ordinary ways.  But our immune system recognizes the problem and destroys it.  As we age, the immune system is less reliable.  It is then that we get a cancer large enough to be found.  Helpful?