Hi,
My mother has just been diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer - but we understand treatment is very similar to ovarian, and this group seems to be more active, so hope OK to post here.
I have so many questions, but the main one is does anyone have experience of chemo in someone of her age? She's a bit frail, but no more than you'd expect at her age and otherwise in good health. She has been told that the cancer if left untreated is likely to progress (i.e. more symptoms) in 'a small number of months', and that whilst its incurable, some success in delaying is seen from carboplatin. There's a long back-story here about how ridiculously hard it has been to even get a consultation (partly due to covid-19, but some serious failure of NHS process can't be ignored) - but that's for another day.
My mother's view is that she wants to try chemo - which I support, her rationale being it's better than doing nothing - although we're aware of the various risks & side effects. All this is from reading & researching though - it would be really good to hear from real people who've been through this, any views, good / bad / otherwise. It's a rock & a hard place decision, and of course ultimately it is hers to make and I'll support all the way, but the more we know the better prepared we can be.
Thanks for reading.
