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What Is The Life Expectancy In An Ovarian Papillary Adenocarcinoma Patient?

My sister-in-law has been diagnosed with Ovarian Papillary adenocarcinoma (March 11, 2011) She has only been able to tolerate 2 treatments (1 at full strength of chemo of 2 different drugs and 1 at half and 2 where she took one drug one time then the other drug at another time. In July her CA-125 was at 21. In August the CA-125 was at 24. She lived in Missouri. Her family lived in Alabama and she was moved to Alabama 2 weeks ago. She has met with an Oncologist in Alabama and was going to start chemo again this Thursday (the new doctor was taking a different approach); however she says she has not made up her mind that she will not take any more chemo. What are her survival chances; how long, etc.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
Papillary adenocarcinoma of ovary is having good prognosis.
And it responds to chemotherapy well.
So better to start chemotherapy as soon as possible for better outcome.
Also get done PET scan to know the distal organ spread.
If distal organs are not involved then chemotherapy will definitely Increase life expectancy.
Usually life expectancy is less than five years.
But without chemotherapy, it will be less then 2 years.
So better to start chemotherapy as soon as possible in her case.
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What Is The Life Expectancy In An Ovarian Papillary Adenocarcinoma Patient?

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. Papillary adenocarcinoma of ovary is having good prognosis. And it responds to chemotherapy well. So better to start chemotherapy as soon as possible for better outcome. Also get done PET scan to know the distal organ spread. If distal organs are not involved then chemotherapy will definitely Increase life expectancy. Usually life expectancy is less than five years. But without chemotherapy, it will be less then 2 years. So better to start chemotherapy as soon as possible in her case.