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Is thyroid cancer and ovarian cancer related?
Today I was contacted by my gynecologist to have another pap smear done since I received the info that I have thyroid cancer (12-14-07). I had my last pap on November 1st? I read on both cancers and now I am scared. They want to do further test for ovarian cancer because both my mom and grandmother have had it and now I have thyroid cancer...PLease help....
Thanks. I am having a difficult time w all of this along w my personal life. I wish it would go away. Does this sound strange, tonight i ate shrimp and it made me sick? Do u think is it the iodine? I have to go to the oncologist Monday due to my meds making me sick, possible i may be becoming toxic to them, levothorizine and lexapro....
I am so very, very sorry! What I have been told is once your body's cancer switch is turned to "on" it's easier for a secondary cancer to form. Have you been tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2 - a genetic marker for breast/ovarian cancer??
One thing, ovarian cancer *cannot* be detected with a pap smear. That only checks for cervical cancer. You would need a trans-vaginal ultrasound to look for suspicious areas on your ovaries and maybe an MRI or CT scan.
Both cancers are hormone sensitive. That's the major reason that I decided NOT to have estrogen replacement therapy after I had my ovaries removed for PCOS (with very suspicious - but benign - hemorrhagic cysts). I have to get pap smears done every 6 months and be checked for ovarian (even though I have no ovaries) and breast cancer at least once a year because I have had cancer and because I have both ovarian and breast cancer in my family.
Talk to your endo and your OB/GYN about your fears. For me I felt much more comfortable getting mammograms, Paps and ultrasounds on a MUCH more frequent basis. But that was my decision made with my doctors. Talk it over with yours.
One thing, ovarian cancer *cannot* be detected with a pap smear. That only checks for cervical cancer. You would need a trans-vaginal ultrasound to look for suspicious areas on your ovaries and maybe an MRI or CT scan.
Both cancers are hormone sensitive. That's the major reason that I decided NOT to have estrogen replacement therapy after I had my ovaries removed for PCOS (with very suspicious - but benign - hemorrhagic cysts). I have to get pap smears done every 6 months and be checked for ovarian (even though I have no ovaries) and breast cancer at least once a year because I have had cancer and because I have both ovarian and breast cancer in my family.
Talk to your endo and your OB/GYN about your fears. For me I felt much more comfortable getting mammograms, Paps and ultrasounds on a MUCH more frequent basis. But that was my decision made with my doctors. Talk it over with yours.
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