Dena Svoboda, 56, never expected a bad case of acid reflux would turn out to be cancer. “I thought it was a gallbladder issue, but it wasn’t,” said Dena, of Sagamore Hills, Ohio. “It ended up being a 25-pound tumor.”
Betty’s Story
Betty, a patient at University Medical Center New Orleans and East Jefferson General Hospital underwent the first Gynecologic Oncology HIPEC surgery in the region at University Medical Center to treat her stage three ovarian cancer. Dr. Amelia Jernigan, an LSU...
Dena’s Story
Dena Svoboda, 56, never expected a bad case of acid reflux would turn out to be cancer. “I thought it was a gallbladder issue, but it wasn’t,” said Dena, of Sagamore Hills, Ohio. “It ended up being a 25-pound tumor.”
Julie’s Story
Julie Khoury, was treated with HIPEC during surgery to treat Ovarian Cancer. She is a Patient of Dr. Shanel Bhagwandin of Jupiter Medical Center.
Susan’s Story; Ovarian Cancer
“Well, you’ve got a tumor” were his first words to me. I had just awakened in a hospital bed on the morning after emergency surgery. It was Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Halloween.
Lori’s Story
Lori Moon, of Lincoln, was treated with HIPEC during surgery to treat Ovarian Cancer. She is a Patient of Dr. Thomas Minor of Rhode Island Hospital.
Henrietta’s Story
“While I knew something was wrong, I would never have guessed ovarian cancer,” Henri said. “It just seemed impossible that I could have it when I had no ovaries.” “
Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
The first line in the treatment and diagnosis of ovarian cancer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) is often surgery.