Deanna Won’s cancer survivor story began when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 47. She was shocked because ovarian cancer doesn’t run in her family and she had been getting routine medical physicals. She also had a long history of eating healthy, being physically fit, and had...
Changed My Life Saved My Life Julie: My name is Julie Westoff, and I shared my story about breast cancer and my experiences through ovarian cancer, and I hope you’ll share your story too. View More Ovarian Cancer Videos: https://www.empowher.com/condition/ovarian-cancer/community/all/re...
I am an ovarian cancer survivor.byPam ClarkI am not a doctor and I am not making any "sure cure" statements nor am I trying tosell that.But I can share what worked for me.One day in 2006, I was retrieving something that went under my couch and had to lay on mystomach to do it...
But after she found out she had ovarian cancer, her new life spelled retirement. Now, a church Sunday-school class is among the networks that keep her going—plus her husband and two daughters. They help encourage her to take a mindset of staying as active as possible . She puts it ...
Ellen explains how having ovarian cancer has changed her life. Ellen: I think for me personally, I looked at things where I had to really kind of clean out the closet in my head which was filled with a lot of previous negative energy. The interesting part is that my greatest negative ...
getty images save this story save this story ovarian cancer can be tragically lethal. according to the centers for disease control and prevention , about 20,000 women in the u.s. develop the illness every year. while it only accounts for 3 percent of all cancers in women, it's the ...
Historically, it was believed that germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes accounted for 5-10% of all cases of ovarian cancer [1]. In my practice the identification of BRCA mutation carriers starts with the index case; the woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Patients would be asked...
The early stages of a dermoid cyst determine whether or not it will eventually lead to cancer. In general, dermoid cysts are not often cancerous — cancerous dermoid cysts are labeled as immature teratomas. There is little to no chance of a dermoid cyst that has generated hair, muscle fiber...
For me, I was eager to keep working during my treatment because it signaled to everyone that I wasn’t going to just quit. While there were some super tired days, I am so happy with the decision. I was afraid if I quit work that my whole life would be consumed by cancer. I still...
These transformations include the fact that my abdomen is severely scarred and that I have significantly less energy or vitality than I did prior to undergoing cancer treatment. It’s also worth mentioning that, like so many other cancer survivors, I’ve had to deal with disability. In my ...