VERY IMPORTANT MEDICAL INFO. FOR WOMEN

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VERY IMPORTANT MEDICAL INFO. FOR WOMEN
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Sun, 11-16-2003 - 9:20am
I hope you all take the time to read this and pass it on to all you can. Send this to the women in your life that you care

       ~~Rhonda~~


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Sun, 11-16-2003 - 11:00am

Thanks Rhonda.

Live With Passion!

Phyllis

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Sun, 11-16-2003 - 7:27pm
This is another one of those things that has made it's way around for a few years now. I checked it out on several different places, and thought these were the best at telling the truth about the CA-125.

http://pathology2.jhu.edu/ovca/ca125qa.cfm

http://www.baymoon.com/~gyncancer/library/weekly/aa041901a.htm

I, for one, will not be asking to have it used as a diagnostic tool.

Little

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Sun, 11-16-2003 - 7:31pm
Thanks for another opinion.

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Phyllis

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Registered: 08-07-2001
Sun, 11-16-2003 - 7:43pm
I have just recently started checking out all the stuff that comes into my mailbox, and verifying it before forwarding it on. I am amazed at all the stuff that seem to be real that may not be quite as accurate as it appears. Anymore, as soon as I see something that says send this to everybody you know, I check it out first, and try to judge for myself (from more than one source) whether it is as urgent as it appears. My sisters are getting frustrated when I send them some of the stuff I find.

Little

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 11-16-2003 - 7:45pm
Thanks for the info. I still feel it's a valid test and will be asking for it. Every little bit helps.

Rhonda


Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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Mon, 11-17-2003 - 7:32am
Thanks for posting the "other side" of the issue. So many of these e-mail warnings, if they have some element of truth to them, are blown way out of proportion and scare more than educate. I'd gotten this a while back, and about half-way through thought there was something more to it, and found much the same info as you did. I always check out mass e-mails against factual sites before passing them on - and haven't found any to pass on.




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Mon, 11-17-2003 - 7:43am

In conjunction with other testing, I think the CA-125 is a very worthwhile test, and know that after Gilda Radner's death and Pearce Brosnan's wife's death, they were both crusading to make the public aware of it, because drs. felt it could have made a big difference in those women's diagnosis and treatment. I thought this post from over on the South Beach Diet was excellent and very informative. The links are worth checking out:


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"This caught my eye, so I thought I'd write a response.


My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer (stage III C) 2. 5year ago. We've all become ovarian cancer advocates, and work to raise awareness and effect change.

CA-125 can be a useful screening tool when it's used in conjunction with a transvaginal ultrasound and pelvic exam, but for women who are pre-menopausal, there are so many factors which can cause CA125 to be elevated, including endometriosis, pregnancy, etc.

Overall it is NOT considered a blanket screening tool. Once diagnosed with OVCA, if the ca-125 was initially elevated (my sister's was over 900), it can be a way to track remission (hers has been below 15 since finishing chemo.)

But if you have the symptoms discussed, then it's time for doctors to take you seriously and do the TV ultrasound and a CA125.

Many in the ovca community recognize this page on the Johns Hopkins site as providing good comprehensive info the CA125. The link is: http://ovariancancer.jhmi.edu/ca125qa.cfm

While the CA-125 is not a reliable screening test along the lines of pap smear, I am glad to see more info about OVCA out there.

There is also legislation that we're trying to get passed that would require docs to provide information to women about ovarian cancer. Please contact your reps today and ask them to sponsor it! Here's a link for more info: http://congress.nw.dc.us/sgo/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=3577746

And remember, if you suspect gynecologic cancer (ovarian, uterine, endometrial, cervical, vaginal, etc) be sure to see a gynecologic oncologist. They are the experts!

Judy"




Rhonda


Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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