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Suggest Treatment For Ovarian Cancer
Yes, Thank You. I was diagnosis with ovanian cancer. in 2012 and was cancer free for all this time. Now I find out that it has returned as many tumors. It is a rare type called an yolk sac tumor even rarer because I am 62 years old. Can you explain this to me?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
You are right. Yolk sac tumor tumor at your age is quite rare as it mainly affects young women. So first thing you should do is to make sure you have the right diagnosis. If you are showing at a standard cancer center then its alright, else take a second opinion from one. If it indeed is yolk sac tumor and it has come back, then the best option for you will be to have chemotherapy and then if there is any residual disease after that then to undergo surgery.
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