Is chemo the only answer to decrease CA 125 count

[ekta_sh]

My mother suffers from advance stage ovarian cancer.Since 9 months she was on chemotherapy sessions which decreased her CA 125 count.It went back to 32 from 1900 while normal range is 0-35 as Dr says.Now since 2 months she is only on medicines.Her hair has started growing but we can notice some patch on head which is still without hair.

Now her MRI reports show that ovarian cyst which was earlier 11.5cm has decreased to 4.2 while CA 125 count has grown to 69.She also religiously do Yoga and breathing exercises.Can anyone suggest what could be the possible reason of count increase.Is chemo sessions the only cure left for her everytime.She avoids taking any milk product.How should I help my mother.

Any help would be appreciated

Kind Regards
Ekta

[Arpanus]

A related discussion, Can alternative therapy help? was started.

[crecco]

I am not a Dr but have stage IV ov ca. What stage is your mom? Advanced this far, yes chemo is the only way to lower a CA. But surgery helps as well esp the debulking surgery. If she is at an earlier stage, surgery followed by the normal chemo mat be all it takes. So much of it depends on the stage, where and how much it has spread. Then for some, the Ca is just not a real dependable test. For women dx with ov ca and also have a high CA, it is a good indicater for future reference, being that when the CA starts rising then the cancer is active again somewhere. But as I said this is not reliable for all women. This is something that needs to be discussed with her Dr.
    Chris

[ekta_sh]

No till now there is no surgery.I am readng Hcg titers and blood lactic acid are much more reliable tests than CA 125.People also advise to take Low dose naltrexone.It is low cost, no side effects and non toxic but needs a prescription.  Oncologists won't know about it  as not their protocol .Patients are seeing great results as explained by http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/.LDN  can stop the cancer  and halts progress and once she is stabilized she can pursue to attack the cancer  with non toxic  solutions.

[Terrin2]

With advance stage,  you always have to watch the CA125,  Have scans and watch for symtoms. Did your mother have surgery?