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Recurrence
by Kayakev, May 27, 2003 12:00AM
Two years ago my 57 year old wife had both ovaries removed, due to stage 4 ovarian cancer. A total hysterecotomy also.
She has been on chemo off and on, mostly on, since then. She has her CA125 tested regulary, at least once a month. She has been through two different types of "platen" type drugs, and is now on a third type. Each time her numbers go down, then up again. Her CA 125 is at around 900.
So far, neither of her doctors have ordered anything other than more chemo. I am wondering why scans are not being ordered to see if there is another tumor somewhere. They keep saying it is cellular, and a scan wouldn't show anything, hence the chemo.
What do they mean by cellular, and do you think that not doing scans at this point is normal?
She has been on chemo off and on, mostly on, since then. She has her CA125 tested regulary, at least once a month. She has been through two different types of "platen" type drugs, and is now on a third type. Each time her numbers go down, then up again. Her CA 125 is at around 900.
So far, neither of her doctors have ordered anything other than more chemo. I am wondering why scans are not being ordered to see if there is another tumor somewhere. They keep saying it is cellular, and a scan wouldn't show anything, hence the chemo.
What do they mean by cellular, and do you think that not doing scans at this point is normal?
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What they mean by cellular as opposed to a tumor, is that cells have not combined yet to form a tumor. at least that is what I understand it to be by asking my wife's doctor.
if I can be any further help please let me know. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers
Please keep us posted on your wife's condition, and good for you to have been assertive in getting her the PET scan.