ovarian cancer

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Moving On

RickLynn @RickLynn (33) • Philippines 25 Dec 12

It's so easy to say, Move on. You can not bring back the yesterdays. It's done, you can not undo anymore what had happened. You have no choice but life must goes on. Sometimes life is unfair. We have lots of questions and those...

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Cancer Victims

RickLynn @RickLynn (33) • Philippines 23 Dec 12

My grandparents from my Dad's side died of Cancer. My parents died of Cancer. It runs in the blood. I did not see my grandmother because she died when my Dad was still a kid. She died of Leukemia. My grandfather died of Cancer of...

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Great Results with treatment!

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 17 Oct 12

I went in today for day 8 of cycle 4 on my topotecan treatments. My counts were good so the treatment went on! I asked the nurse about the results from last week's CA-125 test since I did not receive a call with the information. I...

tumor marker results

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Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 19 Sep 12

Hi everyone! I'm not sure this has been brought up yet or not, but I will get on my soapbox for a few minutes. For those who know me, I am currently in treatment for a recurrence of ovarian cancer. The strange thing about my...

ovarian cancer awareness month

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How to know if you have ovarian cancer?

Rosa26 @Rosa26 (2616) • United States 13 Sep 11

I know about some sad stories which their doctors never thought that their pain and abundant period was caused for ovarian cancer, most of them thought that it was because of the menopausium, but sadly it wasn't. There are a...

ovarian cancer

the doctor oz helping

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Sanitary napkins, unsanitary?

kristeena @kristeena (358) • Philippines 1 Aug 11

Do you believe that most of our sanitary napkins are cheap because they are made of recycled papers? This is the main reason why many of our women today are suffering from ovarian cancer and any other forms of illnesses inside us...

ovarian cancer

sanitary napkins

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getting ready for tests

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 18 Feb 11

Hi everyone! I got a call from my doctor's office today telling me that I have an appointment on Tuesday for running tests (labs, CT, chest x-ray, EKG) to see if I qualify for a clinical trial to deal with my recurrence of...

medical tests

ovarian cancer

recurrence

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recurrence information from doctor

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 9 Feb 11

Hi everyone! I went to the doctor today and finally got some answers about my cancer recurrence. She told me it was a low grade type and it was the same as what I had the first time around. Apparently there are all kinds of...

doctor appointment

ovarian cancer

recurrence

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My grandma is sick but I still believe in the power of prayers...

arahvma23 @arahvma23 (269) • Philippines 9 Sep 10

My grandma is at the hospital right now... Last year, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After a month, we decided to let her ovary be removed from her system. Her life was extended until now that she is suffering from the...

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How to avoid ovarian cancer?

noperds @noperds (2) • Philippines 8 Jul 10

How to avoid ovarian cancer? Where it came from? What are the remedy's?

ovarian cancer

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Just received some not so good news..

livvy @livvy092002 (1033) • Philippines 2 Jan 09

My mom had ovarian cancer and passed away two years ago. Doctors told us that we, her daughters, may have a higher risk because of genetics. Last week, my sister told me that her doctor advised her to undergo total hysterectomy,...

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missing my sister nora this christmas time

bing28 @bing28 (3795) • Philippines 20 Nov 08

I got only one sister and she's older than me. We fondly called her nene. Eversince am young I found her to be earning for the family already. She would send us money and bags of cookies and bread while we're still living in the...

apples

bakery

earning for the family

rushing here and there

Disease diagnosis in just 15 minutes?

what is the most horrible thing you're afraid might happen to you?

lady_cayote @lady_cayote (153) • Philippines 24 Oct 08

Not having kids. I dread the possibility of not having kids in the future. I don't know why butmaybe because i came from a big family and most of my siblings are already married and each with their own bundles of joy. Since i am a...

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BRCA Gene

nangel78 @nangel78 (1454) • United States 23 Oct 08

Does anyone here have the BRCA gene or come across someone who does have it? I found out at the beginning of the year that I have the gene after I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my 20s. Having this gene increases my change...

breast cancer

ovarian cancer

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Are you genetically predisposed to certain medical conditions?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 7 Oct 08

Both my mother and my aunt have sufferred both breast and ovarian cancer and they both got it fairly early and oth have survived their ordeals with it. We don't know their mothers medical history because the were adopted and te...

family medical history

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Cancer alert over talc: Women using powder every day 'are at risk'

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 2 Oct 08

According to an article on daily mail newspaper online “Women who use talcum powder every day to keep fresh are 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer, according to alarming research.” You can find the link to the...

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Reason you are not as well, your fault or other what angers you the most

suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 27 Sep 08

My foster mother, mother,my father and my older relatives lived at a time when there was not as much healthy choices as we have now. Consequently they all had bad teeth and they all got their teeth removed and had false teeth as...

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Cancer....... I Wish There Was NO Such Thing.....

Wyldrose @Wyldrose (1216) • United States 25 Sep 08

I pray that one day "they" (whoever "they" are) will find a cure for cancer. I am soo sick and tired of this horrible disease taking my friends and family from me. My little brother died of leukemia when he was eleven years old....

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Part 3 - The Impact Of The Obama Economic Plan For America's Working Women.

lloydanthony111 @lloydanthony111 (4698) • United States 13 Sep 08

Since Sarah Palin and John McCain refuse to discuss the issues facing America's Working Women, I have nothing to go by. But here is Barack Obama's position on the issue. More than 19 million women are uninsured in this country,...

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