Ovarian Cancer: Salt Lake City
SurvivorNet has collaborated with patients and physicians to provide women in Salt Lake City, Utah, area with helpful information and support during their ovarian cancer journey. We hope these resources make it easier to connect with people in your neighborhood who can help.
Finding Acceptance - A Salt Lake City Survivor's Story
Hair loss can be one of the most common, and most feared side effects of chemotherapy treatment for cancer. When Salt Lake City resident, Stephanie Hess, was diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer, she already knew what to expect. She'd seen her mother, along with a few other people who were close to her, go through... Read More
- Most women with ovarian cancer will get a combination of surgery & chemotherapy
- The order the treatments are given in depends on several factors
- The goal with surgery is to remove as much disease as possible
- Sometimes chemo will be given first to shrink the tumor
Symptoms, Diagnosis & Making a Treatment Plan
- Most women with ovarian cancer will get a combination of surgery & chemotherapy
- The order the treatments are given in depends on several factors
- The goal with surgery is to remove as much disease as possible
- Sometimes chemo will be given first to shrink the tumor
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer usually involves two drugs carboplatin and paclitaxel
- Sometimes, women with ovarian cancer are given chemo before surgery in an attempt to shrink the tumor
- Chemo is usually given for six cycles, one every three weeks
Treatment Options for Ovarian Cancer
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer usually involves two drugs – carboplatin and paclitaxel
- Sometimes, women with ovarian cancer are given chemo before surgery in an attempt to shrink the tumor
- Chemo is usually given for six cycles, one every three weeks
What Role Do Genetics Play?
Most of the time, ovarian cancer happens randomly. Genetic changes occur spontaneously within cells that make them turn cancerous. But a smaller percentage of women with ovarian cancer have inherited a genetic predisposition that make them more likely to develop this cancer. Testing for these inherited gene changes can... Read More
- PARP inhibitors help stop the growth of ovarian cancer
- This relatively new class of drugs is now approved for use as part of initial treatment and recurrence
- Most women tolerate PARP inhibitors well, and side effects can typically be managed
Understanding PARP Inhibitors as an Ovarian Cancer Treatment Option
- PARP inhibitors help stop the growth of ovarian cancer
- This relatively new class of drugs is now approved for use as part of initial treatment and recurrence
- Most women tolerate PARP inhibitors well, and side effects can typically be managed
Treatment Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Story of Resilience
While Jodi Smith was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, "I was so sick that I could hardly do anything," she says. She camped out on the couch in the family room to be closer to her six children. "That was my lifetaking care of my kids and being involved with my family." The kids would stop by to talk... Read More