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What to do if you have just diagnosed ovarian cancer
Here you will find the steps you should take if you have recently received this diagnosis
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Remember that you are not the only one
More than 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year.
Over time, better treatments have reduced mortality rates in 1976.
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Find the right medical provider
- Ask a reference to your gynecologist or your header doctor or use the Doctors -Search Tool of Reesarch -Allianz Eier [ Alianza de investigación de cáncer ovárico ] (OCHER).
- Studies show that when a gynecological oncologist carries out her operation that will improve your clinical result.
- Look for a second opinion. Don’t be shy: Doctors expect patients to do this with a serious diagnosis.
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Receive information about ovarian cancer
There are different types and stages of ovarian cancer. Identify the type and cancer in which you can examine and understand your illness.
Make sure you use reliable websites like CDC [ Centros para la prevención y control de enfermedades ]bad [ Institutos nacionales de la salud ]Medical magazines and ask your medical provider about what you have learned.
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Proactive
Getting information on therapeutic options is useful for you to work with your medical team. Doctors are experts from cancer, but only they know their preferences, needs and their bodies.
A decision -to make with your team will enable you to actively participate in your care.
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Sométte to genetic and biomarker tests
It is possible that the results show information related to cancer that can be useful for your medical team to determine which treatments are most effective for you.
These results could also be important for you to take part in clinical studies if this is appropriate.
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Find out more about joint treatments
The treatment usually implies surgery and chemotherapy. Your doctor can recommend an operation to remove one or both ovaries or fallopian tubes and the uterus. Ask your doctor about options with which you can get pregnant in the future if you have to do this. Chemotherapy can be used by injections, infusions in the stomach during operation or orally.
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Find out more about the latest treatments
The specified pharmacology attacks identified weaknesses of cancer cells. Hormonal therapy medication block the effects of estrogen on cancer cells and immunotherapy use their own immune system to combat cancer. Ask your doctor if one of these options should be used in your therapeutic plan.
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Ask questions about clinical studies
Clinical studies are developing and testing new treatments for cancer. In order to have access to the most advanced therapies, you can search for virtual tools such as the Ocra Clinical Trial Explorer or speak to your doctor for clinical studies.
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Receive support
Don’t forget your mental health. A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. It can be useful to find support to meet with meetings of self -help groups, to speak to a therapist and to receive help from friends and family.
Accepting help is an important part of care for yourself.
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National coalition of ovarian diseases resources [ Coalición nacional contra el cáncer ovárico ] Ovarial Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) Assistance Services (OCRA)
Tool for the search for doctors of ovarian cancer research Alliance (OCRA)
Share cancer support groups
This educational resource was created with the support of Daiichi Sankyo and Merck.
