What is Ovarian-Cancer

Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from ...

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Tuesday December 1, 2009

Educational Stories

  • Camp Make A Dream

    Sunday, March 30, 2008 | An Educational story

    12th Annual Ovarian Cancer Survivor's  Retreat
    A retreat for women with ovarian cancer  
    September 4-8 
    http://www.campdream.org/adult_retreats.htm
    Just wondering if anybody has heard of this Retreat and if any one is thinking about going.  Check out the above web site for more information. 

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  • fascinating article . . .

    Monday, April 14, 2008 | An Educational story

     . . . about the disappearence of the "nervous breakdown" includes this stat:
    "Since the 1950s, the number of institutionalized patients in the United States has dropped from 550,000 to fewer than 30,000 patients,"
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24071689/

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  • The Survivors handbook...eating right for cancer survival

    Saturday, May 3, 2008 | An Educational story

    You can download this handbook at www.cancerproject.org, here is there mission statement...
    The Cancer Project is America’s leading organization working for cancer prevention and survival through a better understanding of cancer causes, particularly nutrition. Through research, education, and advocacy, we are saving lives.
    Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend...

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  • Vrey hard day

    Thursday, July 10, 2008 | An Educational story

    Today was really hard, I had an appointment at the chimo center, I got to see what its going to be like, what the place looks like.I felt like wow this is really going to happen to me. I was really emoyional. David went with me and all he seemed to be concerned with was what time I make the opoinments so he wont loose his job. the nurse said thats how some men handle  things like this, ...

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  • This week

    Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | An Educational story

    Well, my wrist popped back in on Monday.  It was nothing that I did deliberately.  I was in the shower and just like that it was okay.  Big relief.  I am wearing the splint almost constantly now.  It prevents any rotational motion - that's what causes the dislocation.  I will probably have the surgery eventually but it's nice to be able to postpone decid...

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