Comments on: Peritoneal Cancer

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:11:52 +0000

I’m here to offer a bit of hope. My mom was diagnosed with peritoneal cancer just after her 70th birthday. We just celebrated her 74th birthday this past weekend. She has received excellent care– she had pretty extensive surgery right after diagnosis and is on ongoing chemotherapy (she goes once a month) at New York University. Her cancer is not gone, and we know the serious prognosis of this disease, but we are grateful for the time we have with her. She has an extremely positive outlook on life, and death, for that matter. I believe that has helped her– and all of us– through this. My heart goes out to all of you who are touched by this serious and rare disease.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:01:55 +0000

I have a question I’m not anyone can comment on, but this article has me thinking. My husband died in December from a diagnosis of non-hodgkins lymphoma. He had a routine chest x-ray (and subsequent CT) where they found a enlarged retroperitoneal lymph node). They never found any other lymph nodes, but the cancer ultimately spread to the brain (which was cleared) but the cancer then spread back throughout his body. He died ten months after diagnosis at 44 y.o. I’m starting to wonder could he have had “peritoneal cancer” misdiagnosed at NHL?

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:15:08 +0000

Those who have inherited a mutated BRCA 1 or 2 gene are at higher risk for PPC (Primary Peritoneal Cancer) than the general population.
For more info go to FORCE (www.facingourrisk.org)

By: Lettie Ripic

Lettie Ripic — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:08:41 +0000

My husband, Jim, died from this in 2002. He had no early symptoms and 3 months before he died had excruciating pain in his abdomen. At first the doctor thought it was gall stones and then realized he had many, many tumors. No surgery could take care of them and he died a very painful death. The doctor said it was caused by asbestos, which he had worked with in the construction field.

By: Debbie Davidson

Debbie Davidson — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:57:51 +0000

Has this disease been associated with patients that have been on peritoneal dialysis? I had a Kidney transplant 9 years ago, and for the last 2 yrs have had bouts of pain, along with dia.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:36:04 +0000

I know first-hand the pain & traumatic effects of this cancer. My wife died of this disease in 1989 at the age of 29 after nearly 2 years of various treatments. She left behind her 3 yr old son and me.
She was initially diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which was then changed several months later to appendiceal cancer (cancer of the appendix) and finally, after 13 months of treatment, her cancer was diagnosed as peritoneal cancer. There was no significant history of cancer in her family.