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Oregon Health & Science University Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland, OR
Providence Cancer Institute
4805 NE Glisan Street, Suite 6N60 Portland, OR
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Looks like these 3 facilities are listed amongst the hospitals of excellence for pancreatic cancer. I am from Georgia, so do not have any personal experience. I did however go to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for my surgery. I was able to complete chemo and radiation in Atlanta. I am a little over one year out from surgery, and have been returning to Mayo every 3 months for scans. They expect to release me back to local care for monitoring soon. I did have a very complex surgery, so perhaps this is not the norm. Either way, I would ABSOLUTELY recommend getting a second opinion. The more options and information you have, the better!
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! At this point I doubt my husband would be a candidate for surgery because of mets to the lungs, lymph nodes, and bones along his spine. 12 rounds of nasty chemo about pushed him over his limit... turned him into a zombi almost unable to get off the couch. But now, 4 months later, on a maintenance chemo he is acting more himself (though still has pain and tires easily). But still would like to hear from other doctors to make sure we are on the right path. Thank you.