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Hello @marceyw Maybe we can help each other. My grandmother (age 88) stage 2 endometrial carcinosarcoma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011450/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

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Posted: Feb 7, 2024

@jeanadair123 This is awful to read and I have pain reading and thinking about what you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783650/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

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Posted: Dec 11, 2022

@1995victoria After surgery your oncologist recommended radiation to the vagina (brachytherapy)? Did the oncologist say where...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1440020/

Discussion: Endometrial cancer at a late age

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Posted: Nov 16, 2025

@marceyw First, welcome to our Support Group. You’ll get kindness and support here from those of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009878/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

Hello, @miriam57 Yes, we do have things in common. My cancer was endometrial adenocarcinoma. It was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664986/

Discussion: Anyone living with metastatic endometrial Cancer? What treatments?

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Posted: Dec 24, 2021

@bocabird Have never had chemo. My cancer was very early stage Figo grade 1. In 2023,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1527034/

Discussion: Did anyone have sedation for vaginal brachytherapy?

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Posted: Mar 14 7:38pm

I will post more on my experiences in external radiation therapy (pelvis) and then another post...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756281/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

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Posted: Oct 2, 2022

Hi...also diagnosed with clear cell endometrial cancer Stage 1a age 73. Breast cancer age 63. Had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1442025/

Discussion: Endometrial cancer at a late age

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 18, 2025

Oh, the guy I saw was who brought the subject up. Asked are you sexually active,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769888/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

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Posted: Nov 6, 2022

@riverland889 I had the same experience as @aardvark2018 with my brachytherapy sessions. It was a little...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1312895/

Discussion: Is brachytherapy necessary to reduce recurrence of endometrial cancer?

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Posted: May 25, 2025

@cls316 Yes, @cheriels had brachytherapy which is an internal radiation. Your description is external pelvic radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781719/

Discussion: Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium: Pre-op prep & Diagnosis

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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Has anyone had vaginal brachytherapy right after a hysterectomy? If so did you have a reoccurrence?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188231/

Discussion: Relapse endometrial cancer

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Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Hi. I have similar diagnosis and staging and finished six cycles of chemo in may and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/905347/

Discussion: Recurrence of gynecological cancer

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Posted: Jul 31, 2023

@lindarosemanweiss Hiya, The treatment plan for me, having had CT and MRI scans to determine that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1628722/

Discussion: Vulvar Cancer: Anyone else?

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Posted: Jul 24 10:51pm

I had a robotic hysterectomy in 2009, no issues really. In 2017 I had recurrence in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466837/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

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Posted: Dec 23, 2025

Klue, how are your brachytherapy treatments going? I am praying for you. I have to make...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1305646/

Discussion: Is brachytherapy necessary to reduce recurrence of endometrial cancer?

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Posted: May 16, 2025

@irenemargaret This is such good news after the surgery, chemo and internal brachytherapy. That's a lot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1296393/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

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Posted: May 4, 2025

@sschoenherr Welcome to our Support Group. I’m sure our other members will appreciate your input as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1046959/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Apr 7, 2024

Thank you so much, that was my initial plan, but kind of worry too much for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1298466/

Discussion: Is brachytherapy necessary to reduce recurrence of endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: May 6, 2025

@riverland889 It’s so interesting how similar many of our journeys have been. I, too, had irregular...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1599926/

Discussion: Has anyone been exposed to diethylstilbestrol (D.E.S) in utero?

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Posted: Jun 17 7:59am

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