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Ca 125 of 11k, mum told she has advanced uterine cancer

Laureno
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My mum's ca125 has gone from 4k to 11k in 6 weeks. She was told today that she has uterine cancer which is spreading towards the bowel. She will only be receiving palliative care and they said she has months left. She currently has no symptoms at all except bloating. She has never had any bleeding and she has no pain. Does anyone know if this large increase in ca125 indicates that she will deteriorate rapidly or could she possibly remain as she is now for some time?  She is 88 and otherwise fine. 

  • Hello Laureno and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I'm sorry to hear about your mum's diagnosis. There's no way of knowing but your mum's medical team will be the best people to advice you. There is some more information on uterine cancer here and we have a team of cancer nurses available on the freephone 0808 800 4040, should you need to talk to someone. Lines open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

    I hope this helps,

    Moderator Anastasia

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    Hi

    my mom has advanced ovarian cancer, her CA125 was originally 6000 back in July when she was referred to the hospital.  It then doubled within a month to 12000.  She has started on chemotherapy has been really poorly in hospital after the 1st cycle but has now had another 2.  They went back down to 6000 but have now increased again to 8060.

    so I don't think you can assess anything off these markets.  My mom has been in a lot of pain and had to have the fluid drained from her abdomen and is now on morphine capsules but to look at her she looks fairly well compared to a few months ago.

     

    hope that helps a little 

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    Thank you very much for your reply. I do hope your mum continues to tolerate the chemo. It's so hard to know whether to go down that route. I think as much as anything it's about giving hope but the side effects can be so unpleasant.  

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