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recurrence of cervical cancer
My mother diagnosed with cervical cancer in March 2021.. she had 3 chemos and 28 Radiation cycles.. after all that she was completely cured in October 2021.. after that in in follow up session we found out that her cancer came back... Im so worried for her, can someone please guide ... Doctors are refusing for surgery they all are suggesting chemo first than surgery... I've attached latest MRI report.
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hasanalam I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I had a similar path to your mother's. After my first diagnosis I had the chemo and radiation. I was cancer free for 4 years before the cancer came back. Once the cancer has spread , surgery cannot be done because they cannot get clean margins. I have had an immunity treatment, Carboplatin/Taxol treatment and now I am on Tivdak, a new drug for cervical cancer. Once you have metastatic cancer which means it moves to a different organ than the original cancer, it is incurable and the best you can hope for is to keep it stable with no progression.
@hasanalam, I can imagine you are very worried for your mom. please note that I removed the test results attached with your message. Connect is a public forum. If you wish to post test results, please make sure that personal identifying information is removed, such as patient name, identification number, address, hospital etc. This is to ensure patient privacy and security.
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Like @cancerback said, surgery may not be an option with a recurrence if the cancer has spread beyond the pelvic area. When will she start chemotherapy?
My daughter has stage 3b cervical cancer and worried it has come back, do your doctors mention pelvic exenteration surgery for you?
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