What are survival odds of ovarian cancer for my mom at 72?

Question

Hello doctor,

My mother was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She underwent a hysterectomy, and the pathology report, to my understanding, reads T3b NO MO. She is 72. What can you tell me about this, and what are the survival odds?

They said she will be treated with chemo for five to six months, once a week.

Kindly guide.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

It looks like FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage III ovarian cancer. I need to know the histopathological type of this tumor.

Does she have any co-morbidity like diabetes, hypertension, etc?
Any family history of cancer?

This tumor needs chemotherapy and maybe peritoneal chemotherapy depending upon the response and extension of peritoneal involvement.

Overall, this tumor initially responds to chemotherapy. But the recurrence rate is very high, and chemotherapy-induced toxicity, mainly neuropathy, is significant in this age group.

I hope this information helps you.

Feel free to reach out in case of further queries.

Thank you.