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30-39
Lucia
ovarian cancer
stage three

I had a tumor debulking surgery three weeks ago and will be starting my first-line chemotherapy treatment in a couple days.  I'm only 38 and had no known risk factors.  I'm divorced with three daughters ages 7, 9 & 12.  This wasn't supposed to happen to me.  This is a sneaky and cruel cancer.  I had only a few symptoms that I didn't know would be connected in anyway with cancer.  I went in as soon as possible, but I was already at stage III.  It’s so hard to "catch" this at an early stage.  My biggest fear is dying and leaving my three young daughters.  I'm in the best of care and feel hopeful, but that fear is always in the back of my mind.  Why aren't the statistics more encouraging at this stage?

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