Dealing with diagnosis
If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, we at COCA suggest three things:
We feel it is important that you work with a gynecologic oncologist, not just a gynecologist, who has experience with ovarian cancer surgery and is well-informed about specific chemotherapy treatments.
We suggest you join an ovarian cancer support group where you can share information and support with other women. As far as we know, Nicki's Circle Ovarian Cancer Support Groups are the only ones available in Colorado. If these are not accessible to you, we suggest joining a general cancer support group in your area or accessing online support.
There is a lot of information available about ovarian cancer on the web. We suggest staying informed to the extent you are able, without becoming overwhelmed. We advise you take the information you find to your doctor's visits with you, to discuss with him/her. However, if you get depressed or overwhelmed with all of the statistic and details you read, moderate your exposure.