Lupron shots...anyone else?

Lafalum84
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:09:49 +0000

veryhappy, the BRCA test only looks for a few genes. My doctor strongly feels that since I have OvCa on both sides of my family, I should have the ovaries out - it reduces the risk of OvCa by 97%, and reduces the risk of breast cancer as well. I know it raises the risk for heart disease, but I feel like that is something that is more in my hands with diet, exercise & weight control.

There is no reliable test for ovarian cancer, so 80% of the time it is found at stage 3 or 4, when the survival rates drop well below 50%. (CA125 is not a reliable screening tool - although used in conjunction with other screening methods it can be helpful. What it’s really helpful for is monitoring people during and after chemo, to see if the cancer is responding or returning).