Hi my mother had a hysterectomy at stage 1 ovarian cancer and chemo a few years ago.
Last year she was diagnosed with fluid on the stomach and started aggressive chemo. Now she is on chemo tablets for life term.
What she cannot explain to me is what this actually means prognosis wise. I have googled for some context and I believe it therefore must mean advanced stage cancer.
Any insight much appreciated
Hi Perpes and welcome to the Online Community but so sorry to hear about your mum's diagnosis and the concerns you have.
As the community members are not medical experts it's hard for folks to give any advice but you may want to post your question in our Ask an Expert section but do allow a few working days for a reply.
Do get back to me if you need further help.
Thank you new to this so will definitely go there
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