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TIVDAK - Cervical Cancer

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (14)

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@servicegoddess

I am trying to find out all I can about cervical cancer. My youngest daughter was recently diagnosed after having surgery to remove one of her ovaries which developed a cancerous mass.
I have already cut out processed foods and sugar drinks from her diet.
I just feel like I need to learn more, and do more to help her thru this.
Does anyone have recommendations ?
Thank you, in advance.
Amie Rudy

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Hi …I’m sorry to hear about this and she is blessed to have such a loving supportive mom. Her treatment is going to depend on the stage of her cancer. For example, I have stage 4 cervical cancer which is mostly treated by chemotherapy. Currently I am receiving a chemo drug called TIVDAK. It is effective but designed for advanced cases like mine. I have also done supportive therapies like IV vitamin C. A clean diet is good especially because it helps ease side effects of treatment. There are nutritional supplements that have been researched; go to pubmed and plug in search terms: cervical cancer dietary supplements. But when you get down to it, cervical cancer is going to be treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy or some combination of these - depending on the stage of her cancer. Find out that, get a good oncologist, and follow his/her treatment plan. Stay positive and on that course of action.

@servicegoddess Since you are back here you've likely read the excellent information and life experience advice from @margitdill Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect and to the Gynecological Cancers Support Group.

It must so very frightening to watch your daughter go through this diagnosis. Do you know what the treatment plan for her is following her surgery?

@servicegoddess, does your daughter have cervical cancer that has spread to her ovary? How is she doing? How are you doing?