WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2001: Re: stage 1, grade A ,Ovarian Cancer

Re: stage 1, grade A ,Ovarian Cancer

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 07:17:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Adrienne wrote: >
>This is my 3rd question in as many days. Sorry.
>My Oncologist talked to me about the option of chemotherapy --
>how if I don't have treatment there's a 90% chance I'll be fine or a 10%
>chance that I have micrometastases (there's currently no indication that
>I have any cancer in me) and that it will eventually kill me. So I
>pretty much
>made the decision that I'd go for the chemo. Now I find out that my
>Gynecologist Oncologist, who removed my tumor, ovary, and fallopian
>tube,
>absolutely believes a patient in my situation should NOT go through
>chemotherapy. He feels I'm at such a low risk that it couldn't be
>reduced much more. And he feels that the risk of side effects might
>be greater than the risk of cancer. Mind you, he didn't tell me any
>of this. He told it to my sister-in-law who is a friend of his. To
>me, the patient, he didn't give any opinion except to tell me to see
>an Oncologist. I'm feeling very confused (not to mention more than
>a little angry that my Gynecologist did not communicate to me -- his
>patient -- what he felt comfortable communicating to his friend.
>So now I'm going to go see another Oncologist to get another opinion,
>and then what? Do I flip a coin? Please give me some direction.
>Thank you.

Adrienne

Talk to the oncologist, then go back and talk to gyn, asking for a frank discussion after hearing what the oncologist says.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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