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Anyone else been diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumor?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 29 6:15pm | Replies (70)
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@kirstinleigha

Hi Helen thank you for responding. Yes I was diagnosed with serous boarderline tumor. I shared my story down below. I have several questions for my doctor

I found out my family history-
Father-had kidney removed because of cancer, grandmother had breast cancer twice and full hysterectomy
Mother-never goes to the doctor but says she’s never had any problems

1.)Will I have any blood work screening done?
2.)Genetic testing?
3.)How often is there reoccurrence? How can I help this not to come back?
4.)Why did the palopian tube get left behind?
5.)Am I going to need treatment?
6.)The pathology report says there was spillage during surgery is anything done about that?

That is the only questions I’ve got so far

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Feb 10, 2023

@kirstinleigha These are very good questions to ask your doctor.

You can ask your doctor - maybe the Gyn Oncologist for a cancer survivorship plan. I was given this by my doctor after my hysterectomy that was performed for endometrial cancer. Many of your questions could be answered by such a plan.

You could ask the following:

Will I be on a cancer surveillance schedule to check for any signs of recurrence? (By example, my cancer surveillance schedule was to be seen every 6 months for the first few years).

Will I need more treatment? Radiation therapy, immunotherapy or chemotherapy?

You wrote that the pathology report indicates spillage during surgery. I don't know what that is but I think you might be asking if there is further treatment for the spillage. Is that correct?

You wrote in another post here that your appointment with the Gyn Oncology doctor was scheduled for Friday. Was that for today? If so, what information did you get from the GYN Oncologist you saw today?

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