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Post-treatment follow up for clear cell endometrial cancer
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Mar 21 4:52pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@ffr I'd like to welcome you to Mayo Clinic Connect and to our Gynecological Cancers Support Group. I was diagnosed with endometroid adenocarcinoma in 2019 with a recurrence in 2021. While my cancer was not considered an aggressive type it still does not remove the ongoing fear of a recurrence. By the way, my recurrence was found on physical exam in the form of a small polylp-like structure on the vaginal cuff by my nurse practitioner during a scheduled cancer surveillance appointment.
@val64 is a scientist and has a tremendous amount of knowledge that she shares with us. I hope you find her experiences and suggestions to be helpful.
I wonder if you might like to share your oncologist's recommendations for your cancer surveillance?
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Hi Helen. I appreciate your information.
I have been getting bloodwork, CT scans, and internal exams every 3 months. My doctor wanted me to go to 6 months and I agreed to 4 months. However, at my recent appointment I agreed to 6 months moving forward because of concerns for the repeated radiation exposure.
The reason I asked about liquid biopsies is because I thought that looking for tumor markers between scans - or instead of scans - might be a reasonable and healthier way of monitoring. Thus far, my oncologist has not been on board and I wanted to glean some more information before approaching the topic with him again.