femara and ovarian cancer

Im in recurrence of OVCA after 15thms. did chemo and avastin trial. Thank you.

The correlation between breast cancer and estrogen related ovarian cancer is being studied, and the theory is if they work for breast cancer patients, they may work for estrogen related ovarian cancer, as well. For me, Aromasin has kept my cancer stable for the last 9 months. I encourage you and your mom to speak to her doctor regarding trying a different Aromatase Inhibiter IF Femara doesn't seem to work for her, or causes side effects.

I had a double masectomy 1-1/2 years ago and have finished chemo treatments in April of 08 and now I am on Femara for about a year. My question is can I get a recurrence of cancer of some sort (i know it won't be breast) while I'm actually still using Femara?

They have given mum a hormone tablet called femara to take for the rest of her life which they have said is an anti cancer drug and will kill any cancer cells. Has anyone had this? I am pleased that the chemo has worked.

When I take chemo, my CA125 gets higher. So, I hope the Femara works for you. If your cancer is like mine, you are lucky, and Femara will help. I live a normal life until the med wears off, about every two years. I have had no side effects that I am aware of.

I was wondering if any of you ladies had taken femara and if it shortened or lengthened your cycles?

Only 1/3 of women with estrogen receptor positive ovarian cancer response to Femara so your mom is fortunate in that. I'd stick with it for now since it seems to be working and "save" other treatments in case she needs them. Hope she will not and will continue to do well.

I had Stage 4 ovarian cancer last year with great results, but I now have a "thickening" that the oncologist is watching she decided to be pro-active and placed me on the generic form of tamoxifin which it turns out I am very sensitive to, as I explained to the doctor, If I continue on this medication I will also need a flea collar. The itching is terrible, I went off of it twice now and tried to restart it again with the same results.

Hi there, I know there is an increased risk of ovarian cancer when one has had breast cancer. Although 95% of cysts are benign even with septations and vascular flow (mine had this) I would stay on top of this if I were you. With your history, I would consult a gyn/onc for an opinion and treatment if that is necessary. They will probably repeat the ultrasound in 4-6 weeks to see if there is any change.

Statistical analysis showed that during the 25 years of follow-up, women who had removal of normal ovaries had a higher all-cause mortality rate, mainly from coronary heart disease and lung cancer. Although there was a lower incidence of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and in fact all cancers in the women who had their ovaries removed, the risk of death from cancer was higher. At no stage of the study was survival higher for the women whose ovaries were removed.

I knew someone who was stage IV and she survived for 9 years on femara.....these are breast cancer drugs and sometimes help if the cancer is estrogen receptive. I do not know why waiting another month for the scan would make a difference, but, that is the doctor's choice. She has been off of chemo for some time, I am surprised that he will not start another chemo regimen, but, every doctor is different. Best of luck to you and your mom.

I was 26 when I discovered I had ovarian cancer. I had a foot long tumor on my ovary which turned out to be a juvenile granulosa cell tumor. My tumor burst on the operating table and they performed a complete hysterectomy removing both ovaries as well. The tumor board recommended chemotherapy so 2 months after my first surgery I started chemo. The chemotherapy included sisplaytin, if I'm spelling that correctly, and it was quite harsh .

hi my name is jamie I am 28 years old and live with my mom lori who is 59 and has 3c ovarian cancer had surgery a year ago and deceided no chemo or nothing she has been doing great no problems at all untill lately. bloating lil bit of pain its the tumor again another one . so the doctor said maybe tomoxifn . my question is should she try it . its for breast cancer and she has ovarian but does it help her or hurt her more possibly>?? also blood clots>??? possible side effect>??

I also have recurrant Ovarian Cancer, and Crohn's Disease. What medications are you on other than B12 injections? I have found many of the other medications I take other than chemo make my hair fall out. I am currently not taking IV chemo, but still losing hair. I guess I've gotten used to hats, but look forward to the day I don't need them!

I was on femara and the pain was so bad. I thought my back and knees hurt from exercise the pain was from femara. all my bones hurt. when i went off it within 10 days the pain was gone. I am now on aromatex although not purfect the pain is minimal and if i swim alot it helps with the pain. there are other drugs that do the same.

Had scan today and menopur was increased to 150.

I did find that the side effects of Femara were far less severe than the Clomid and, unlike Clomid, Femara does not affect your CM or thin out your uterine lining.

I have granulosa cell tumor disease. I was on letrozole and had many side effects. The oncologist switched me to Anastrozole but the Anastrozole failed. My mom passed away at the age of 97 from omentum cancer. We didn't know she had cancer until 2 months before she passed. It's a very slow growing cancer. We had no idea and had never heard of omentum cancer before but we were later told It's a metastasis from the ovaries.

yes i do have pcos, I have already taken 5 rounds of clomid with metformin and have yet to ovulate. I had ovarian drilling two weeks ago and i am suppose to start femara soon.

My mother is 81 and was diagnosed with Stage IV Ovarian cancer about 1 month ago. She is Type II Diabetic with Stage 3 Kidney Disease too. She was quite weak when diagnosed; needed some assistance to stand, started using a walker about 4 months ago, not eating well, etc... No surgery has been discussed; she is not physically able.

I had 6 IUIs using clomid before and got pregnant but unfortunately I miscarry at 6 wks at most. So my doc suggested Femara on my CD 2 for five days just as Clomid. I was supposed to have an IUI on Tuesday. I had an E2 test yesterday counted 61.94 though I developed 5 eggs ,he said it's low and must have another tomorrow and see if it increases or else he would cancel the IUI . So does Femara causes a drop in the E2 level? Is this normal?it's my very first time to use Femara!

I believe the other issue is that it's not FDA approved for infertility. It is a drug that was developed and used to treat breast cancer. My RE didn't use it either and I think that was the reason they gave me - not success rates.

Why do REs start with Clomid and not Femara? We all know that Clomid causes CM dryness and cysts.. then y do REs not start with Femara from the first time itself??? This Q has been bothering me since long.. Anyone knows???

this is commonly done for women who have experienced breast cancer and there is good data to show that this reduces recurrences in breast cancer. the data for ovarian cancer is not so clear. There definitely are side effects to femara! Tamoxifen usually gives the least side effects but Arimidex may be OK as well. For women with BRCA1 mutation, there is good information to suggest that a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy is the best risk reducing intervention.

Greetings: I have hepatitis C and am taking 2.5 Femara. My oncologist and my Hep C doc are at odds about the amount i should take. My Hep C doc thinks i should only be taking 1/2 that amount. I'm at a loss as to what to do. I recently had a liver biopsy which showed no scarring and have had Hep C for almost 30 years. I am worried that the Femara may be doing untold damage to my liver. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

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