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I'm back: increasing CA19-9 was accurate indicator of recurrence.

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 3 3:49pm | Replies (42)
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PET scans certainly can find activity. But an MRI with and without contrast seems to be the tool to look at liver, which is where this thing tends to metastasize first. I understand the desire to get you in chemo to hopefully slow or stamp out whatever is trying to grow.

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mrgolfer326 | @mrgolfer326 | Jun 1 9:57am

Thanks for your reply. The onco's all seem to want you to go with chemo and stay on it. My surgeon who is at MSK in NYC says if you don't have a tumor no need to get chemo. If you find a tumor we will go to radiotherapy and then go from there. I have been off chemo for 5-6 month and now feel better prepared if I need radiation/ chemo. For me chemo is so hard on the body I'm not sure I could take a steady diet. Thanks again. By the way have you had any indication of the value of the Signatera blood test and the CA19-9 ?

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