There is blood test available called a CA-125. The median age for Ovarian Cancer is 56. But it can show up at as young as 22. Ovarian cancer symptoms are silent but may be enlarged abdomen , diarrhea/ constipation like irratable bowel syndrome. Ask you doctor to order this test for you and take charge of your health. Call you insurance company and ask them to pay for this test. If your GP orders it , it is $25 or if your GYN $125. Men have PSA test for Prostate cancer yearly, so women need this test yearly also. Send this message on to the women you love and friends. You may save their lives..|||If it was only that simple! This is one of those common %26#039;rumors%26#039; circulated around the Internet via email. It%26#039;s a half truth.

This blood test, CA-125, is not good as a diagnostic tool because it can also detect menstruation, pregnancy, and endometriosis. Thus the real potential for false positive readings since all young women menstrate.

This tool can be used in combination with other diagnostics and it can be used to monitor a patient who already has cancer. If you monitor a cancer patient you can test to see if the levels are rising which might indicate a relapse or reoccurence. While if the levels decreased it would mean that treatment was working. That%26#039;s the best use for CA-125 at the moment.

Always check this type of information to see if it is an Internet myth, especially if received by email.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/c…

American Cancer Society: Email Hoax CA-125 Tests for Ovarian Cancer

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/conten…|||The tests are usually very difficult to pass.

There is no study guide and the math questions are much too hard.|||this has been available for years.but only shows up when the cancer is present it cannot be used to see if you will get it and like all hormone based tests it can be influenced by other factors so are not always accurate.

I have an enlarged right ovary (3cm). I have had 2 ultrasounds, 1 MRI, 1 Cat scan. Part of the mass is solid which is causing the concern. The doctor, who I don%26#039;t know from a hill of beans, says that the only way to determine if it is cancerous is to remove it, his reasoning being that if he opens it up while it is still inside of me, and it is, indeed, cancer, then the cancer cells would spread throughout my body. Is this the only way to diagnose ovarian cancer? I had the CA125 and it came back normal. I have had no other symptoms and I do not recover well from surgery. He asked me %26quot;Do you want to be alive with one ovary, or dead with two?|||You could get a second opinion, but if he is a good doc, then I would listen to him. CA125 and the like blood works only tend to imply cancer or not. I don%26#039;t think they are foolproof…you CAN have post-menopausal type of ovarian cysts, where an egg tries to get out/break free from the ovary and is unable to so it forms a cyst. Depends upon your age too whether that would be true or not. They just watch those with ultrasounds. But with the extra tests, it sounds like they are very concerned with something. Don%26#039;t delay whatever you do…even if you are going to get a second opinion…

Take someone else with you to appointments where they explain stuff to you…sometimes you hear the word %26quot;cancer%26quot; and you can%26#039;t hear anything else after that due to a feeling of shock…|||personally i think his bedside manner could use some tweeking.

i would go for a 2nd opinion before having costly and dangerous surgery.|||Why are you going to a doctor you have no faith in?

One way or another that solid mass is a tumor, and yes, the only way to tell is to remove the ovary since it won%26#039;t do you much good once they cut a section of it to run it under the microscope for cancer anyway. If its not cancerous your other ovary will function just fine alone. Hes also correct in saying that if he cuts just the tumor out and it turns out to be cancer, if its not encapsulated, stray cells could be released into your body and cause you trouble later. Hes got the bedside manner of a mountain goat, but oncologists try not to get personally involved with their patients.

Ask him what happens if you come back positive, sometimes they want to do a hysterectomy to be on the safe side. Write down every question you want answered and make sure you understand it. Make him take the time to reassure you, you%26#039;re paying for it.|||Yes it is true, to determine if its cancer when it is still in your body cells can detatch from the tumor and the cancer can travel through your body to other organs. (this was told by a top urologist) My Mum was diagnosed with kidney cancer in May. They where going to take the kidney out before they tested it for that exact reason. She had a ct scan and discovered it had already spread to her liver and lung. So it didn%26#039;t matter at that stage because she was terminal so they didn%26#039;t take it out and biopsied it anyway. She pasted away Sept 7 after only a 4 month battle Mum was 60. I urge you to get a second opinion, doctors arent always right (trust me!!!) But in my opinion from what i have witnessed with cancer if you have discovered it early (thats if it is cancer) and have a chance of survival and it hasnt spread that is great. I wouldnt be gambling with my life ovarian cancer is usually very hard to treat. Contact me if you need to. x|||Unfortunately, ovarian cancer is very insidious and is usually diagnosed after it has spread to other organs. This is mainly because most women have back, hip and abdominal pain which are the symptoms of many other illnesses. I would definitely get a second opinion and make sure you get your records from your present doctor (including all x-rays) and bring them with you to your appointment.

I have a lot of cancer in my family and truthfully, if my doctor advised me to have the surgery I would go ahead with it just for peace of mind….but you%26#039;re the only one that can make that decision. Good luck.

i have been taking soy supplements daily. a co-worker told me it can cause ovarian cancer.|||Like many food %26amp; supplement - cancer issues, there are a variety of opinions but this peer reviewed study seems to indicate soy intake corresponds to reduced levels of ovarian cancer.

http://tinyurl.com/plqjv|||I have heard that so limit the soy, everything in moderation!|||i hpe not! i luv boca burgers. but thats sort of off subject. does ur co-worker have a habit of BS? just…out of curiosity.|||as with anything if u have to much it isnt healthy but no soy is not directly linked to ovarian cancer|||No…..you get cancer and other problems from eating junk food. And alot of garbage food is made out of soy. Likely, it is the MSG in such foods that is the culprit. A soy supplement is worthless. But, it also is not dangerous.

Health advantages come from eating a healthy and balanced diet high in raw fruits and vegetables. It actually is detrimental to eat much in the grains category (like rice, soy, corn etc.) but this is RELATIVE. It%26#039;s a HELL of alot better than eating twinkees, but you would be ill served by a diet that gets most of its calories from grains. Meat should be your main source of calories while vegetables should the bulk of your diet. Grains in moderation. Drink only water. That%26#039;s a healthy diet. Supplementing soy does nothing. Yeah, it%26#039;s a phytoestrogen but its action is negligible.

Which brings up the main reason women take a soy supplement….hormonal imbalance. A healthy diet will clear much of that up. But, a soy supplement will have no effect. For bad PMS or for symptoms of menopause, natural progesterone cream will give you the effect you are looking for, while soy, and other sources of %26quot;phytoestrogens%26quot; will not. The reaons would take a whole book to explain. Which book? Follow the link below:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446614…

Note that Lee writes other books more focused on women with premenopause or bad PMS etc. They all have the same content pretty much.

full blader while getting it done, and they do not find her overies I found out that the tumour is blocking the ovires and they cannot find the ovaries on screen. why is that? Why would they not see the oviers on screen with somebody how has ovarian cancer. Is it becasue the tumor is blocking their view? I need to know this. Thank you|||The only way to tell if you have cancer is with a biopsy of the tumor.

You have asked these identical questions numerous times. Go to a doctor as the answers you need will never be found here.|||Could be the size of the tumor and also the size of the ultrasound xray.Some machines have to be built for the usage and according to medical information about a person,unfortunately.For this case,I would say the size of the tumor.Hope this helps.I work in the medical field.|||If there is a definite diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and they can find the tumour but not the ovaries, it would be likely that the tumours have engulfed the ovaries.

Otherwise, you would need to ask the Dr what this means.

And is dizziness a symptom? Its for my mom. She says she feels pain in her left ovary. She has some other symptoms of ovarian cancer, but they are also symptoms of perimenopause! Is it more likely perimenopause? Dotn say go to a doctor, she is. and she is goign to ask for an ultrasound, because she has a history of cysts and her old doc said she might get endometris. One more thing, she used this Progesterone cream withotu askign a doc jsut before this all started. Could that ahve caused. She is 37 btw.|||Most hormonal anxiety/depression is usually caused by thyroid problems, as is dizziness. Don%26#039;t jump to conclusions too quickly. I%26#039;m sure she%26#039;ll be fine.

the patient is in her late forties, in good health and had stage III ovarian cancer

it wasn%26#039;t metastasized to any other organ

she had her surgery done and her ovaries and uterus were removed during the surgery

now she is undergoing chemotherapy with paclitaxel (intravenous) with cycles spaced at every 3 weeks|||I%26#039;m sorry that someone you know is going through this now.

The fact that it hasn%26#039;t metastasized, obviously gives her a much better chance for a long and normal life span.

Each person will react to the chemotherapy differently.

Hopefully, she will do well with this drug.

No one, not even a doctor, can say for certain what the outcome will be or predict her life expectancy. Not at this point, anyway.

I wish her all the best. And remember that modern medicine has come a very long way.|||35 years. seriously.|||If the chemo works, there is no time limit|||It%26#039;s a number of years–more than 5. But there%26#039;s always the chance that she%26#039;ll go into permanent remission, and then it will be maybe natural life span–so, 82! That it hasn%26#039;t metastacized far is in her favor. If they were able to debulk her and leave no visible disease, that%26#039;s an excellent sign, too. Ideally, she%26#039;s being treated by a gynecologic oncologist, too.|||90% or higher as long as she does not catch infections or cancer has spread.

They will have to continue monitoring her for several years to make sure its in remission.

Take care of your health,|||70+. My mom had ovarian cancer a few years ago and went through chemo, she is doing fine. She will continue to visit the doctors once every year to make sure the cancer hasn%26#039;t returned, though.|||depends on how old she was when she was first diagnosed, life time expectancy varies from person to person.|||Dear SuhaibJ,

In general, overall 5-year survival rates (all stages combined) increased from 37% in 1974 to greater than 50% in 2007. Survival rates depending on different factors, including patient age, health and the stage at which it is detected.

* Five-year survival rates are over 90% if the cancer is still confined to the ovary at diagnosis.

* If it has spread to nearby regions in the pelvis, the survival rate drops to 60 - 80%.

* If it has spread to sites outside the pelvis, the 5-year survival rates are only 10 - 30%.

My best regards|||its good it didnt metstasized to other organs of her body……am also undergoing chemotheraphy for endemetroid carcinoma stage 3c.and my onco told me as per histopath results its spread to my lymph nodes….i ask him whats my chance of survival and he said it depends on the result of my chemo and radiotheraphy later..its the same i have hysterectomy and also using paclitaxel every 22 days.he said others live 10 yrs,but it depends on the stage of the cancer .all we can do is to follow our oncologists and always be ready praying that its our last day today…..my prayers are with her …..GOD BLESS

NIKKA

My wife is 47 yrs old, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, stage 3c, in early 2002, underwent surgery and was treated with chemotherapy. But she has had three recurrences since then and currently is in poor health with a lot of pain and discomfort. I would like to get opinion and/or advise from people who have had this problem, preferably those who were diagnosed at stage 3c, got treated, did not have any recurrence and currently in good health. This will help me to know how they managed the problem and how they have remained free of recurrence and in good health now.|||I was diagnosed with a stage four ovarian cancer 2 years ago when I was 17. I was supposed to only have 6 rounds of chemo, but I had the option of two more rounds, which I did. I also had a surgery which took 5 hours. I havent had any reoccurences. It hasnt been five years, but I have had been cancer free. I would just go with any additional treatments that the oncologists offer. I hope everything goes well with your wife. If she needs anyone to talk to she can email me, because I have been through it all.|||I%26#039;m sorry about your wife. Each person is different. Chemo and radiation therapies work for some people and not for others. Recurrances of the cancer are hard because with each remission you think it%26#039;s gone for good. Your best plan is to talk to your local cancer support group or the oncology department at your local hospital. Your wife%26#039;s oncologist is the expert on the matter and they generally tell you the honest truth about the disease. The biggest key is that your wife get the pain undercontrol by whatever means is necessary. She doesn%26#039;t have to suffer. There are plenty of pain medications out there to keep her comfortable. Please Talk to YOur Oncologist.|||I have no answer for you but I wanted to at least post a few kind words for you and your wife. I am sorry this is happening to her and to you. Keep the faith and God in your heart. Youir wife will probably be just fine after all. You both are in my prayers.|||Try this from the health food store, it%26#039;s called 4 tea. Comes in capsules it%26#039;s for cancer.

I had a dime size spot on my colon, I also have sickle cell and fibroids in my uterus, then they told me I have ovarian cancer also.

I have undergone chemo but it is not working, the doctor told me that my body is not able to fight it. I am scheduled to begin radiation next week. Can anyone help me? Am I going to die?|||wow I will pray for you…But one question for you right back as part of my answer…why not live as though you were dieing?|||With faith and constant prayers. God will answer. Be strong and think positive. It will heal!

its a new needle you get injected 3 times to prevent chances against ovarian cancer|||Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine is the only one I have heard of recently. It prevents CERVICAL cancer not ovarian cancer.|||Gardasil|||The vaccine you mean is GARDASIL. manufactured by MERCK. This vaccine is given against HPV - human papilloma virus -A DNA virus of the genus Papillomavirus, certain types of which cause cutaneous and genital warts in humans, including condyloma acuminatum. Other types are associated with severe cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and with anogenital and laryngeal carcinomas. Also called infectious papilloma virus, infectious warts virus, verruca vulgaris virus.About a dozen HPV types (including types 16, 18, 31 and 45) are called %26quot;high-risk%26quot; types because they can cause cervical cancer, as well as anal cancer, vulvar cancer, head and neck cancers, and penile cancer (Parkin 2006).

This vaccine is against HPV only and IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT HPV DOES NOT CAUSE OVARIAN CANCER. I have already given the cancers that could come due to HPV, above.

So the vaccine GARDASIL can not prevent Ovarian cancer. This has been clearly mentioned in weblink http://www.gardasil.com/ quoted by %26quot;Kristen%26quot; .

If you have any more doubt please consult your oncologist for clarifications and guidance-|||That saound spooky. You might Try Vitamin C therapy. A few years ago a cancer specialist came out with a paper that said the best cancer/infection fighter found to date was Interferon. At the time it was $15,000 a gram. The paper also said that Interferon was a by-product of the natural breakdown of Vitamin C in your body. Shortly after that the FDA tried to make Vitamin C by prescription only. Guess why? The FDA has the RDA for Vitamin C set at 64 mg a day, just enough to ward off scurvy. Linus Pauling, who got a Nobel Prize for his work with Vitamin C and a second Nobel Prize for Organic Chemistry, said that 1000 mg a day should be the minimum and 2000 mg a day if you are sick or smoke. He played tennis almost daily until the day he died at 96. Personally, I got sick twice a year for 2 weeks at a time, for more than 20 years, with something to this day the doctors have no idea what it was, but for a week in the middle of those 2 weeks I was flat on my back. I started Vitamin C therapy once I gave up on the doctors. I took enough to be asymptomatic for those 2 weeks. Too much and I got diarrhea and too little and I got sick. Within a narrow range, and it followed a bell curve over those 2 weeks, I was not sick. At the height I was taking 40,000 mg a day and 300,000 over the 2 weeks. After 2 years of that I have not been sick since – more than 15 years. Vitamin C acts as a natural diuretic so you need to drink a lot of water and watch your body in total, but my kidneys did not dissolve as the doctors predicted, or get massive kidney stones as other predicted. I did not dissolve my bones as some predicted or completely calcify my joints as others predicted. I had no side effects at all. It might be something to consider.

my friend is only 22 and is on her three bought with ovarian cancer. does anyone know of a treatment that could help her? She%26#039;s too young, and is not ready to give up|||Go to www.tomotherapy.com and read about this awesome machine. Look up the nearset treatment center that has one of these machines and have her see one of the docs there to see if she can benfit from this machine. Please email me as to how this turns out as I am very interested. Hubby is a configuration management specialist at this company and the machine is awsome.|||Has she gotten more than one opinion? I hope they caught it in the early stages. I%26#039;ve heard there is a more that they can do for cancer now. I hope it is true and your friend will benefit from it.

Never give up. Pray a lot. Ask for pray. You have mine.|||The treatment of choice is surgery+chemo.Tomo therapy is a form of radiation therapy and it is not an effective treatment for ovarian cancers.I would consult with a gynecologic oncologist and get an opion.|||I will keep your friend in prayers. She is just starting in life and it%26#039;s great that she%26#039;s not ready to give up. Never let her do it.

Please check the sources of information below. Investigating what Glutathione is and what is does in the body will help. In a nutshell, Glutathione is a protein molecule found and produced in every cell of the body. It is responsible for the proper functioning of the immune system, detoxification, recycling of antioxidants and several other things. Elevated glutathione levels help the body fight off diseases including cancer.

Our 77 y.o. friend Herb is a walking proof of gaining knowledge and using it. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2006 that spread all over his body causing internal bleeding. He refused chemo, radiation was out of question because cancer cells were everywhere, he was given only hormone shots. He fought it off by raising his Glutathione levels. He is alive and well today, scans are clear.

God bless your friend and you for trying to help her!|||look into alternative healing. get books about it, research. teas may help. just hope and pray.|||Here%26#039;s Someone you could ask to obtain a miracle:

a prayer to the Virgin Mary, Healer of Cancer:

http://prayer-pantanassa.blogspot.com

It%26#039;s a prayer to the Mother of God to help those battling cancer. It came with the instructions to read it every day, for 40 days

more on the Ikon of the Virgin Mary, Queen-of All:

http://www.comeandseeicons.com/bvm/lkg36…