Ovarian Cysts / Ovarian Cancer

My mother-in-law called the other day and told us the doctor thinks she has ovarian cancer.  Wow. Scary.  It’s amazing how just like that, everything in life can change.

She told me she had a tumor / cyst on her ovary and she had all the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Her symptoms were as follows:

terrible pain in her back

frequent urination

chronic exhaustion (she has been telling me this for months. She said she goes to bed pretty soon after dinner… that is how tired she always is / has been).

swollen stomach

loss of appetite

diarrhea

weight loss

So being the researcher I am, I quickly looked up the symptoms and she was right… she definitely had all of the symptoms.

However, I told her that a couple of years back, the doctors found a cyst on my ovary as well. I was in pain … had a swollen stomach… was chronically tired… and even though I was only middle aged, I suspected the worst and figured I had ovarian cancer as well.  Turns out it was just a benign cyst.  And I learned it was fairly common.

However, my mother-in-law is 74 and she is not in the best health.  She has smoked for over 40 years… she has emphysema too … so we were a bit worried.  Plus, the information said typically no symptoms are present in the early stages of the cancer.

I decided to research the stages of ovarian cancer and here is what I found…

STAGE I:

Cancer is present in one or both ovaries

STAGE II:

The cancer has now also spread to other pelvic areas such as the bladder, rectum, or sigmoid colon. The cancer has also spread to the uterus, fallopian tubes, bladder, sigmoid colon, or rectum. Cancer may also be located in the tissue and fluid samples of the lining of the abdominal cavity.

STAGE 3:

The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, groin or behind the womb.

STAGE 4:

The cancer has spread to other organs outside the peritoneal cavity of the body such as the liver and lungs. 

So what is the PROGNOSIS of Ovarian Cancer?

Here is what I found:
If found in stage I, there is a 73% survival rate (73 in 100 survive).
If found in stage II, there is a 45% survival rate (45 out of 100 survive).
If found in stage III, there is a 21% survival rate (21 out of 100 survive).
If found in stage IV, less than 5% survive (less than 5 out of 100 survive).

That is sad news.

Well, we are praying that the cyst is just benign. And if it is, there are natural ways to get rid of the cyst.  Click here to see how to naturally dissolve ovarian cysts .

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