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@mchris327

Don’t know what a Pancreatic Center of Excellence would be in my area. As I live in a very small town and most of the better care would be in Minneapolis Minnesota. About 3+ hours away. Am in contact with PanCan and am confident that they will be able to provide with options. Take care and I look forward to hearing from people here who can provide me with information that I am desperately seeking. Thank you!

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stageivsurvivor | @stageivsurvivor | Nov 2 7:36pm

Here are two links to high-volume institutions for treating pancreatic cancer. The first link is to National Cancer Institute Centers of Excellence. The second link is to National Pancreas Foundation recommended Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

For treating my stage IV disease diagnosed in 2012, I knew I was going to have to travel to an NCI designated center of excellence to survive my diagnosis. Anything less than these centers do not have the experienced multidisciplinary teams for effectively treating this difficult cancer. The best decision I made was selecting a high-volume center and traveling for my treatment.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 5 8:23pm

@mchris327, if you would like to seek a second opinion with Mayo Clinic experts, you can submit a request here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota has some of the top pancreatic cancer experts in the world. Read more here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pancreatic-cancer/care-at-mayo-clinic/mac-20355431

Sometimes patients choose to be evaluated (staged) at Mayo Clinic and get specialized care like surgery or radiation, but have chemotherapy as recommended by the Mayo evaluation closer to home. Might that be an option for you?

You say that you live 3 hours away from Minneapolis. Might you live near a Mayo Clinic Health System location?

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