Etoposide

Has anyone had an experience with Etoposide as a ovarian cancer treatment? They out my wife onit today.

[Tired-Cyster]

I'm not very familiar with the treatment, but you can check out the following website for some good info: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202234.html

Hope this helps and good luck to you and your wife!

[pwrboat525]

Thanks for the info, her turmors are growing at an alarming rate 3x the size in 2 weeks, she has done 24 months of chemo, then 1 week of tomocfin hormonal treatment, they stopped it because the tumor grew so fast, she tried topotekan for 2 cycles, nothing is working and they have told her she has 6mo to 2yrs, they think.  She is scared to death,being a nurse and having cancer is hard.  we do have lots of faith and we are praying daily.She has been through so much!

[Tired-Cyster]

I will pray for your family. God bless you and your wife.

[pwrboat525]

Thanks for the info, her turmors are growing at an alarming rate 3x the size in 2 weeks, she has done 24 months of chemo, then 1 week of tomocfin hormonal treatment, they stopped it because the tumor grew so fast, she tried topotekan for 2 cycles, nothing is working and they have told her she has 6mo to 2yrs, they think.  She is scared to death,being a nurse and having cancer is hard.  we do have lots of faith and we are praying daily.She has been through so much!

[threesons]

I am also sorry for what you are going threw- but I have to ask where are her tumors??? If they are on her overies why dont they remove them??? Just curious, dont know much about all this- Brenda

[pwrboat525]

Her ovaries have been removed and the tumors have grown on her lower pelvic floor, the other two are mid abd. between the lining of the colon and stomach cavity.  The Dr's have explained to us that the type of cancer cell she has is like a dandeline with fuzzies and if you touch it the fuzzies blow all over and that's why they won't do surgery.They keep her on pain meds because the pain gets pretty bad sometimes. I hope I explained this right I'm not into scaring people, I just think we all need to be very proactive in our care and caregiving.