Im 27 now and not ready to get pregnant im worried bcoz my grandma had ovarian cancer is that hereditary or if i go for late pregnancy like after 30 will it affect me. i have also heard that breast cancer is related to late pregnancy like after age 30 you conceive.

Pls help|||I HAVE A STRONG FAMILY HISTORY OF FEMALE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER. MY DOCTOR WAS GLAD THAT AT 25 YEARS OF AGE I WAS READY TO TTC BECAUSE SHE SAID IF I WERE TO CONTRACT CANCER AT A YOUNG AGE IT COULD AFFECT MY CHANCES. GOOD LUCK

My friend has stage 4 ovarian cancer.. She was diagnosed in December of 2006 and had surgery in February of 2007. Since then she has been taking chemo but it has not done anything. She stopped chemo a few weeks ago because she was too weak. She started hospice last week and yesterday she had to go to the hospital because she was in severe pain. They found she has blood clots in her legs and her lungs.. I am very concerned and I am wondering if anyone knows how long she can survive? Has anyone been in a similar situation? And is there anything that can be done or was chemo her only hope?|||It sounds pretty bad. If she is not responding to chemo and they are referring her to Hospice it sounds terminal for sure. The Hospice criteria is that the patient has less than a year to live. Of course sometimes they can%26#039;t tell for sure how long a patient will live. But I think Hospice is a good choice for your friend. I%26#039;m so sorry for you and her.

My mother who was only 64 died this past December after a long illness so I understand what you are going through.|||I am very sorry for your friend, life is so short anyway we should value each day as precious.|||I am sorry to hear this. My mother had ovarian cancer (but she has been cancer free for 14 years) and my aunt is going through her 5th chemo because it keeps coming back in different places. I know how you feel. As for the time line, it is never certain. Some people can last years while others motnhs. It all depends on how the body fights it and in my experience the person deals with it. If the person has good spirits about it, they seem to last longer. Radiation works well too, but that%26#039;s if the cancer hasn%26#039;t metastized (spread). There are a lot of experimental drugs going on, that you can contact the mayo clinic to see if she wants to try it. There%26#039;s n othing to lose there. My aunt is actually going through that herself. Let us know how thinsg go, and if you need someone to talk to you can always e-mail me cause I am been there and still going through it!|||As a healthcare provider I am sorry to tell you that this prognosis is very short. It is true that hospice is described as a prognosis of less than a year. The complication in this case is the blood clots. The ones in the lungs are called pulmonary embolism…..this event alone can be fatal. At this point the main goal is making sure she is out of pain and providing her death with dignity. The efforts to prolong her life will be limited to what only provides her comfort and painlessness. Everybody is individual. After 30 years in healthcare I have learned to never predict when someone is coming (how long labor will be) or going. Support is what she needs, and what those that care for her need. Hospice is the best place for this……the staff is trained and experienced. Although, home care with hospice nurses is also a great alternative….for those that medically could accomplish this with the assist of a family who is prepared and accepting of what this would mean.|||I am sorry that your friend has had to go through this ordeal. Most doctors, at this point, will do what they can to make her comfortable until her body gives in. I on the other hand have hope and information that may help her. It is call the 21 day Cancer challenge using mangosteen juice. It has a phytonutrient (called a xanthone) that will not only help to break down the clots, but help her body fight off the cancer even in this late stage. It can be consumed along with her current meds because it is just a pureed fruit juice. I have attached several links with information for you to look at.

You are both in my prayers…|||I am so sorry for your friend. She is in hospice which means her life expectancy is less than a year. To be honest, this is a very aggressive form of cancer and many in this stage do not make it longer than six months past the time of diagnosis.

I am truly sorry for you, your friend, and all of those who love her. Spend as much time with her as you can and don%26#039;t leave anything left unsaid and ask her whatever it is you would like to know. And do your friend a favor and don%26#039;t treat her like she is ill, lighten her mood, tell jokes, and make her feel as human as you possibly can. She will appreciate you for this, the ability to keep the focus off of the cancer and the illness. Maybe you two can watch a comedy movie together and laugh a bit. It will make her feel good inside and she really needs you to be her friend and not look at her like she is dying. If she brings it up just listen because she is probably keeping a lot in and trying to hold it all together so others won%26#039;t be so scared.

God Bless You and Your Friend!

My best friend of 13 years has been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. The doctors gave her 3-5 years. Does anyone have hope of living past that? Is there any web sites I can research to learn more? What is the best thing I can do for her? She lives in Boston MA and I live in Missouri. We talk everyday still with the occasional flight to visit. I couldnt feel more useless right now.|||Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries).

Stage III of the disease is - microscopic peritoneal implants outside of the pelvis; or limited to the pelvis with extension to the small bowel or omentum.

IIIA - microscopic peritoneal metastases beyond pelvis

IIIB - macroscopic peritoneal metastases beyond pelvis less than 2 cm in size

IIIC - peritoneal metastases beyond pelvis %26gt; 2 cm or lymph node metastases.

Surgery is the preferred treatment and is frequently necessary for diagnosis. Studies have shown that surgery performed by a specialist in gynecologic oncology usually result in a higher rate of cure. Chemotherapy is used as after surgery to treat any residual disease. Until recently, intravenous chemotherapy was used in treating patients with advanced ovarian cancer. A recent study has shown that women with advanced ovarian cancer live longer if chemotherapy is given into the abdomen. Now doctors are recommending chemotherapy delivered to the abdomen as a preferred method of treating advanced ovarian cancer. This treatment is referred to as intraperitoneal chemoperfusion. Chemotherapy can also be used to treat women who have a recurrence. Radiation therapy can also be used.

Chemosensitivity testing is being done by laboratories in the USA, Europe, and Asia. These labs use a variety of methods to attempt to identify chemotherapy agents that will work with an individual%26#039;s cancer. It is impossible to perfectly model cancer chemotherapy in a laboratory test. Nonetheless, more than a dozen peer-reviewed studies have shown that drugs active in the laboratory are more likely to work than drugs that are inactive in the laboratory. The tests remain controversial because clinical trials have not been performed to prove that basing treatment on test results improves clinical outcomes. In other words, the tests have been validated for accuracy but not for efficacy. On the other hand, all other laboratory tests used as an aid for drug selection in cancer have also been validated only for accuracy and not for efficacy. The procedure often requires that the patient contact a lab offering this service, which then ships containers ahead of surgery, so that the surgeon can send tumor samples in for testing. In the USA costs are often not covered by insurance.

Surgery is usually the first treatment for ovarian cancer. The type of surgery depends upon how widespread the cancer is when diagnosed (the cancer stage), as well as the type and grade of cancer. The surgeon may remove one (unilateral) or both ovaries (bilateral), the fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and the uterus (hysterectomy). For some very early tumors (stage 1, low grade or low-risk disease), only the involved ovary and fallopian tube will be removed (called a %26quot;unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy,%26quot; USO), especially in young females who wish to preserve their fertility and have children.

So what are the treatments have been given. If the doctors are hopefull afor 3-5 years it is very good.She may withstand the treatments due to her age and in which case she can do better.

Let us hope for the best.|||I will keep her and you in my prayers; and although she is in the fight of her life, I pray that she will live her life to the fullest. Who knows? She could have more time than diagnosed. You are one excellent friend, and I pray that the Lord will bless you as your friendship blesses her.|||Just keep being such a good friend. I wish I had some info. on this but I don%26#039;t . My prayers will be with you and your friend.|||she needs to get a hysterectomy and that is what saved my moms life and the only thing i can say is pray and god will do what is right for both of you trust in him|||Did she say 3-5 years or 3-5 months? 3-5 years would be a far stretch of the imagination.|||I am an ovarian cancer survivor. Has she had her surgery yet? If she has not yet had it - I can stress enough the importance of having the surgery done by a GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIST. NOT a ob-gyn or regular surgeon. Survival rates after surgery by a gynecological oncologist are almost double that done by a regular doctor.

I also recommend www.hystersisters.com as a great website to recover from the surgery. There is also a good section for cancer issues on it.

The main thing she needs to do is to become her own doctor and also to become an expert on ovarian cancer. The more she %26#039;fights%26#039;, the better will be her prognosis. Is it 3A, B or C? That makes a difference.

Help her research. Some sites listed above are good. The best book I%26#039;ve found is Ovarian Cancer: Your Guide to Taking Control. Kristine Conner and Lauren Langford. That book and the hystersisters website are the main resources. Plus prayer and loving family and friends. It%26#039;s also very important that she not give up.

You%26#039;re a good friend - hang in there with her.|||Check out the eyesontheprize.com website. Talking to her and just living life normally is the best thing you can do. Maybe a visit to see her would be nice.|||I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer -stage 3C-in April of 2005, had a complete hysterectomy performed by a gyn oncology surgeon, followed by 6 chemotherapy sessions. I was not told survival rates-don%26#039;t believe them anyway. Everyone is different and survival depends on your original state of health and mental attitude in addition to how sucessful surgery and subsequent treatment was. My original pre-surgery CA125-measurement of cancer cells in the blood-was over 500. After surgery, It fell to 135, after 1st chemo 35, after 3rd chemo-nonexistant. I was told by my oncologist that my cancer could kill me but now , after 0 cancer cells in CA125, he said I might as well have my mediport removed as he forsees no further need of it. This is my 2nd go-round with cancer. I am a 16 year survivor of breast cancer also. Please contact me if you need more info and encouragement and tell me more re your friend. I would like to know. Statistics are just that-not a concrete forecast of an individual%26#039;s reaction to a disease .

what is the survival rate for ovarian cancer after a complete hystorectomy is performed?|||What is ovarian cancer?

Ovarian cancer happens when cells that are not normal grow in one or both of your ovaries. This topic is about epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common type.

This cancer is often cured when it is caught early. But most of the time, the cancer has already spread by the time it is found.

It is frightening to hear that you or someone you love may have ovarian cancer. It may help to talk with your doctor or join a support group to deal with your feelings.

What causes ovarian cancer?

We do not know what causes it. Some women who have it also have a family history of cancer. But most do not.

Some women are more likely than others to get this rare cancer. They include women who are past menopause, who have never been pregnant, or who have never used birth control hormones.

What are the symptoms?

Ovarian cancer does not usually cause symptoms at first. But most women do have some symptoms in the 6 to 12 months before ovarian cancer is found. The most common symptoms are pain or swelling in the belly and gas. Other symptoms are diarrhea or constipation, or an upset stomach.

But these symptoms are so general that they are more likely to be blamed on a number of other causes. Most of the time, the cancer has already spread by the time it is found.

How is ovarian cancer diagnosed?

Sometimes the doctor may feel a lump in or on an ovary during a routine pelvic exam. Often a lump may be seen during an ultrasound. Most lumps are not cancer.

The only way to know for sure that a woman has ovarian cancer is with biopsies taken during surgery. The doctor makes an incision in the belly so that he or she can look inside. The doctor will remove bits of any tumors that are found and send them to a lab to confirm that they contain cancer.

There is a blood test called CA-125 (cancer antigen 125) that is sometimes done in women at high risk, but so far there is not enough proof to show that this test works to find ovarian cancer early in most women. Too much CA-125 in the blood can be caused by many things, like the menstrual cycle, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, as well as many types of cancer.

How is it treated?

Surgery is the main treatment. The doctor will remove any tumors that he or she can see. This usually means taking out one or both ovaries. It may also mean taking out the fallopian tubes and uterus. After surgery, most women have several months of chemotherapy, which means taking drugs that kill cancer cells.

This cancer often comes back after treatment. So you will need regular checkups for the rest of your life. If your cancer does come back, treatment may help you feel better and live longer.

Ovarian cancer is very serious, but many women do survive it. It depends on your age and overall health, how far the cancer has spread, and how much cancer is left behind during surgery.

It may help to talk to other women who are going through the same thing. People who take part in support groups usually feel better, sleep better, and feel more like eating. Your doctor or your local branch of the American Cancer Society can help you find a support group. You can also look on the Internet to find support sites where women with this cancer can talk to each other.

What are my chances of getting ovarian cancer?

This cancer most often affects women who are past menopause. Women are more likely to get ovarian cancer if others in their family have had it. They are more likely to get it if they have had breast cancer.

You may also be more likely to get this cancer if:

You never had a baby.

You started your menstrual cycles before age 12 and went through menopause after age 50.

You are unable to become pregnant.

You have used hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms.

Just follow the links in yahoo health they might be able to help you

I%26#039;m praying for you

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Cheer up.!|||As the name implies, ovarian cancer is a cancer of one or both ovaries. As to your second question, the survival rate depends on whether the cancer was diagnosed early or late. Because the early symptoms tend to be vague and resemble other far less serious conditions, many women (and doctors) ignore them until the disease is more advanced. In this case the 5-year survival rate is about 35%-38%. With an early diagnosis the rate goes up significantly to 90%-98%. Of all the cell types of ovarian cancer, germ cell ovarian cancer has a much better prognosis than any but this type is rarer. If you are asking about an actual case, perhaps you can find out which type of cancer it is. I hope this will bring good news.|||my mom was diagnosed with ovariian cancer in july and by the time they figured out what it was she was already late into stage 3 and stage 4 is terminal so they did a full hystorectomy and she had to get some chemo treatments and they told her that she has a 85-90% chance she will never get it back.

Why should I be concerned about ovarian cancer?|||I was married when I was 20 years old I went to my honeymoonwhen I went to atlanta I started to had really bad pain in my stomach so my husband rush me to the ER, they told I was like 4 month pregnant and right there I know it couldnt be because I marry been a virgin. My husband took me to Arizona where they rush me to a hospital for a histerectomy. The doctor was so good with me that just took out the ovary that had clear cell carcinoma but she told me that i had to have a child before 3 years because the CA it was going to come back, I had 2 kids in a period of 3 years but I didnt take her advise and was back at the cancer hospital when I was 26 where I nearly died… Was on chemo for 6 months. Right now Im in remision. Here is a descripction of ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is disproportionately deadly for a number of reasons. First, symptoms are vague and non-specific, so women and their physicians frequently attribute them to more common conditions. By the time the cancer is diagnosed, the tumor has often spread beyond the ovaries. More than 60% of patients presenting with this disease already have stage III status.

Also, ovarian cancers shed malignant cells into the naturally occurring fluid with the abdominal cavity. These cells then have the potential to float in this fluid and frequently implant on other abdominal (peritoneal) structures includind the uterus, urinary bladder, bowel, and lining of the bowel wall (omentum). These cells can begin forming new tumor growths before cancer is even suspected.

Second, because no cost-effective screening test for ovarian cancer exists, more than 50 % of women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease.

Ovarian cancer is rarely diagnosed in its early stages; it is usually quite advanced by the time diagnosis is made. The outcome is often poor. The five-year survival rate for all stages is only 35 % to 38 %. If, however, diagnosis is made early in the disease, five-year survival rates can reach 90 % to 98 %. Germ Cell Ovarian Cancer has a much better prognosis, but is rarer.

Despite this poor prognosis, patients should keep in mind that all such studies are retrospective in nature: i.e., they can only look into past results. Therefore they cannot take into account the benefits on survival that newer therapies may provide.|||cancer of the ovaries : ovaries are two egg shaped organs, one on each side of the uterus, that produce the ovum or egg in females.|||cancer in the ovaries of women,

be concerend if your 30-45, or if you have family history of ovarian cancer|||Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries, and although it is much harder to detect than breast cancer. Before being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, my mother had sharp pains throughout her stomach. When she went to the emergency room, the doctor told her that it was just kidney stones, and they would pass within the next few days. After a week, the pain hadn%26#039;t stopped, so she went to her regular doctor. She told him about the family history of cancer, and he ran the proper tests. That is how she found out.

Hope it helps!!|||Ovarian cancer is a cancerous mass or tumor on the ovaries. and yes, you should be concerned because it can very well affect your health and your decisions of having children in the future. If severe enough, they may have to perform a hysterectomy .

Hi.

I know I%26#039;m supposed to ask a question but I figure this might help other women. My 26 year old daughter is struggling for her life againts a rare form of ovarian cancer. Maybe her site will save someones life.

www.ronnaclark.com

Bless|||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.|||I will pray for her|||can she have a historestomy? sorry i cant spell. i will pray for her|||THANK YOU FOR THE INFO…. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY|||I am so sorry. As a mother myself I can%26#039;t begin to imagine the pain you are experiencing right now. Nothing is more frightening than the illness of a child. I will keep your daughter and you in my prayers. I will got to the website. My mother had ovarian cancer.|||I am very sorry to hear about Ronna%26#039;s situation; my thoughts are with her, you, and your family. After looking through the site, it sounds like the prognosis is not very good, but just the hospital names alone show that Ronna is certainly seeing some of the top specialists in the field and she is in good hands medically. (As a current applicant to med school, I am familiar with the field.) Best wishes.|||im so sorry to hear abt your daughter … im fighting breast cancer now|||do me afavor check out this website it is called naturalcures it cost money to get a subscription but it may be worth it god bless you

I had an ovarian cyst about two years ago. My sister has PCOS and there%26#039;s a good chance that I have it as well. I%26#039;m more concerned that I have a possible tumor though. I looked up the symptoms for ovarian cancer and I have almost all of them except for maybe one or two. I%26#039;m really scared. I%26#039;m only 17 and I have no idea how to approach my parents about it. If I do have something wrong with me though, I don%26#039;t want to wait until it%26#039;s too late to try and get help. I also have symptoms that could possibly just be another cyst, although I did just get my period so I don%26#039;t think that it could be a cyst. It could even be uterine prolapse, but those symptoms aren%26#039;t the same as the gassy, abdominal pain and back pain I usually have particulary the week before and the week after my period. I also have a lot of underarm perspiration. Could this be another sign? Mostly I%26#039;m just scared that it might be to late and though I%26#039;m a strong Christian and I understand that there is a reason for everything.|||It is usually not best to diagnose yourself without about 10 years of medical education and specialization - and even then it isn%26#039;t a good idea. Make an appointment with your ob/gyn or family practitioner if you are worried about it.

if you had ovarian cancer would that be something that would cause abnormal results on a regular blood test?|||Your sed/rate would be very high. You might be a little anemic. Well, if you did a complete blood panel test, something might point that there%26#039;s a problem there, but to be sure, do a CA125 test, which is used to diagnose ovarian cancer.|||you can also go to this website its about cancer

www.TheHPVtest.com|||Not on regular blood tests. One has to ask for a specific blood test (CA125) which is not ordered regularly. It is requested by the doctors if they are suspecting Ovarian cancer.

My wife recently went through ovarian cancer and went through treatments, however all you ever hear about is the %26quot;Power of Pink%26quot; which is always related to Breast cancer, is there a reason why ovarian cancer is not recognized?|||My wife has kidney cancer and we have felt this way for four years.We think the focus should be on all cancer.|||I was wondering the same thing. My grandma had ovarian cancert and I get frustarted with all the Breast Cancer things around, even a whole month dedicated to it and Ovarian cancer is pretty much ignored, along with alot of other cancers. It might have something to do with the larger people affected with it.|||Good point. I think it may be because the %26quot;Pink%26quot; movement is to encourage women to get mammograms to screen for breast cancer. There is no good screening for ovarian cancer, unfortunately. I work for a major women%26#039;s university hospital. We are doing a lot of research for ovarian cancer. So though you may not hear much….be assured there is much being done so that woman have a better chance for a cure, early diagnoses, etc. One thing being developed and researched is a blood screening test for ovarian cancer which would be the equivalent to the PSA test for men (prostate cancer).

I know you and your wife must be frightened….

Good luck. I wish the best for you both.|||Sir I mean you no disrespect but did you know that diabetes kills more people annually than breast cancer and AIDS combined.

I would love to see research continue on all diseases but if I had to choose I would put my money on the biggest killer.

BTW, I don%26#039;t know if diabetes is the biggest. I know I am diabetic and I am certain it will kill me. That said, if something else kills more people then that is were the effort and money should go.|||The women who organized breast cancer awareness over 20 years ago were primarily affected by breast cancer. They put together a powerful organization that received prominent corporate backing (I think the first company was a cosmetic company whose owner had breast cancer -Estee Lauder).

Evelyn H. Lauder founded Estee Lauder and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

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The focus on breast cancer is not led by the medical community, but by corporate %26#039;pink%26#039; sponsors as well as public organizations. Currently the %26#039;Pink%26#039; campaign is controlled by company sponsors with questionable motivations . . they seem far more interested in using the pink theme to promote good will and business for themselves than %26#039;finding a cure for breast cancer%26#039; . . . you are right . . why aren%26#039;t companies and corportations that support the pink ribbons just as horrified by ovarian cancer, sarcoma, testicular cancer, or childhood cancers.

Unfortunately . . it appears that breast cancer has become a political and highly commercial commodity. At the moment, though, the loudest voice gets the prize and that voice is from breast cancer advocates backed by powerful corporations.

Do not blame those who suffer from breast cancer who are benefiting from the research and money generated by this campaign. Absolutely no one should suffer from cancer and it is difficult to voice a %26#039;complaint%26#039; against anyone or any organization that supports research to cure or eliminate cancer of any kind. But, there should be a more equitable means of supporting all cancer research.|||Hi inner….I agree but a word of encouragement, my friend is an advocate of Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) in Orange County, California. She was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer and is a 13 year survivor. She speaks at many seminars and is a regular on a show called, Your Cancer Today. Also another best friend died at the age of 37 of this terrible disease and back in 1993, ovarian cancer was undetectable without a exploratory surgery (that is how they found my friend but it was too late). Anyway, we will fight it and may ovarian cancer be just as visual as breast. Best wishes and God speed to your wife. :D|||Obviously Breast cancer is high profile right now because it%26#039;s October. Now I have had breast cancer and I hate and dread BCAM, or Pink October as the more cynical of us call it.

Take a look at all that pink stuff for sale, and check the label or ask the retailer: what percentage of the sale price is going to breast cancer charities. Usually around 1% . Support for a deadly disease that kills on average more than 1,000 women a month in the UK alone has been turned into a marketing opportunity.

The pink fluffy stuff infuriates me, and I%26#039;m not at all %26#039;tickled pink%26#039; by Asda%26#039;s (Walmart%26#039;s) trivialisation of an illness that may yet kill me. October magazines carry stories from cheerful survivors who claim to have the all-clear (there is no all-clear with breast cancer), and often say bc has changed their lives for the better - very different from anybody I know who%26#039;s had breast cancer.

Also I believe that the marketing and fund-raising aspects of Pink October, by trivialising a deadly disease, are leading people to believe that breast cancer is

a) not very serious, certainly not as serious as many other cancers (many women with breast cancer have been told - by people who don%26#039;t have it - that it%26#039;s a %26#039;good%26#039; cancer to get)

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b) curable. (my neighbour said to me %26#039;they%26#039;ve just about got breast cancer licked, haven%26#039;t they?%26#039; Really? Why are they still cutting women%26#039;s breasts off then?)

I%26#039;ve even heard it said that it%26#039;s a %26#039;sexy%26#039; cancer - my sexy prosthesis and sexy one-breasted body are evidence that it%26#039;s no such thing.

Yes, other cancers and other diseases need more awareness, and while I hate %26#039;competitive illness%26#039; I can see why there is some resentment about an imbalance in awareness raising and fund raising.

But breast cancer awareness month started as a campaign by women to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation by women made it grow into something nationally recognised (and then big business cashed in). Any group of people can start such an awareness campaign.

There are other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc, for example there is a prostate cancer awareness campaign and a ribbon, but as men are generally less open and less willing to talk about their health and well, their prostates, it gets less publicity and support.

In the UK, March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, I don%26#039;t know if this is the case elsewhere. The ribbon is teal (a shade of blue-green).

So yes, Pink October is awful in some respects, and yes, other cancers need awareness campaigns (many have them as I’ve said, but they don%26#039;t receive so much support - or have as much work put into them). But don%26#039;t lose sight of the fact that breast cancer is a killer disease with disfiguring surgery, gruelling treatments and so far no cure, or that in the UK one in nine women will be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives, and I think that percentage is the same in America. Just because the pink thing trivialises it doesn%26#039;t mean it%26#039;s trivial|||October is breast cancer awareness month, so certainly there are things that are much more visible during this time for breast cancer.

Ovarian cancer is much more rare than breast cancer, and since it%26#039;s more lethal there are many less survivors. Therefore it%26#039;s harder to get a mass of people behind it because not as many people are affected. About 40,000 women in the US die every year from breast cancer, and it is the biggest cancer killer of women in the US. Ovarian cancer kills about 14,000 women per year in the US, which is still a large number.

However, it is still an important issue. There are organizations out there for ovarian cancer. A teal ribbon is the symbol for ovarian cancer. And a pink and teal ribbon is the symbol for ovarian and breast cancer, which often run in families due to a mutation in a gene called BRCA.

You can support ovarian cancer through organizations such as the ones below

bloating, blood in the urine, ect like me, why does she get a stabbing pain around where the kidneys are? Like a sharp stabbing pain lasting for about 10-20 seconds around where the kidneys are. It has gone away now. But could this mean the cancer is spreading? I get a feeling it s. But I need to know your opionion about this. Would a ovarian cancer patient get stabbing pains that last for a short time around near the kidneys? Urgent advice.|||You%26#039;ve been repeatedly told to go see a doctor. You need to be clinically examined to determine what is going on. Your description is too vague and does not correspond to ovarian cancer. With early cancer you don%26#039;t have any symptoms. Call your doctor.

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Even with a cancer diagnosis, we can all still suffer from other conditions.

Maybe it is the cancer spreading, maybe it is another condition and just coincidental.

Hopefully your Dr can set your mind at rest.