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Has anyone had Paget's disease of the vulva?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 27 8:18am | Replies (142)

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@catlove30

I am soo saddened to learn of your plight!! I have had surgery for ca of the vulva but never had any problems with Padgets (?I only had to have one surgery and the cancer was eliminated. Very specific margins and a very renowned doc who did surgery. I did have to have 7 inguinal lymph nodes removed which showed no involvement!
I certainly hope that there is some help for you and that this whole nightmare will end for you.

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Your experience was not an easy one, either. Glad it seems to be resolved & hope it continues that way.
Paget's is a rare, puzzling disease. I compare it to planting bamboo; it keeps turning up no matter how many times you try to destroy it. So far no one seems to know why it occurs, thus no one knows how to stop it. Basically it is a skin cancer of the vulva & the obvious danger is that it will become invasive & spread. So far mine has not and it has been nearly 10 years of surgeries & monitoring. My oncologist is also excellent, but through my own research, I know we are no more ahead in understanding this disease than 10 years ago. As someone said to me a while back, "there's no money in research for Paget's". Not enough folks affected. I called Mayo Clinic a while back because they are doing a clinical trial on Paget's , but the kind woman who spoke to me assured me that they have nothing new to offer than what we are doing here. So... it is a waiting game even after 6 surgeries. Good luck to you & thanks for your empathy.

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