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Back in my mid-20s I was told I’d never be able to have children as I wasn’t having periods. Doctors tried to start up my monthly cycles, but when nothing worked, they actually offered me a hysterectomy. Without it, they said I might get ovarian cancer in the future. I chose not to have the operation, and am so glad I didn’t (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
African-American women who develop breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than White women of the same age. Survival rates are worse among African-Americans for colon, prostate and ovarian cancers as well (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
The Pacific Yew can be cut down and processed to produce a potent chemical, taxol, which offers some promise of curing certain forms of lung, breast and ovarian cancer in patients who would otherwise quickly die... It seems an easy choice - sacrifice the tree for a human life - until one learns that three trees must be destroyed for each patient treated (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
Risk reduction for BRCA2 carriers includes taking tamoxifen. Removing ovaries prior to age 40 drops breast cancer risk in half. Ovarian cancer surveillance is unfortunately inadequate at early detection, but birth control pills reduce ovarian cancer incidence up to 60% (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
My mother died of ovarian cancer; I support organizations that raise awareness of this silent killer. Women’s shelters - Jenesse Center in L.A. and the Primo Center in Chicago. Kovler Diabetes Center in Chicago (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
... I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly I had to spend all my time getting well (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
I haven’t talked much about being an ovarian cancer survivor because I don’t really want to define myself that way (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
For any woman reading this, I hope it helps you to know you have options. I want to encourage every woman, especially if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, to seek out the information and medical experts who can help you through this aspect of your life, and to make your own informed choices (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)
Nearly every BRCA mutation carrier’s main concern is how to avoid the fate of relatives who have had, and possibly died from, breast or ovarian cancer (Ovarian Cancer Quotes)