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Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 30, 2025 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
@ardithbjorge I had stage 1/no spread PC, diagnosed Feb. 2025. None of my Drs or surgeon mentioned having radiology, I am wondering why you are posing your question, radiology instead of chemo? I don’t know the exact details for why Drs select one over the other, except that depending on the location of the mass, may not be able to safely deliver radiation with other critical structures in the area. You can maybe illuminate me! I had the Whipple, and just last week finished 12 cycles of Folfirinox. Not a lot of fun, but not that debilitating.
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@katieliz I had serious side effects with the 1st and only folfirinox treatment, being hospitalized for 10 days with serious gastric problems leading to dehydration and malnutrition. Therefore, I have told my oncologist no more chemo. And he has not suggested any alternatives in chemo because of it. However, he asked if I would want to explore possible radiation. Now that my body has recovered from the chemo, I still seem to have no symptoms of cancer spread. So it’s real tempting to just live each day feeling as well as I can without any treatment side effects—-until it spreads.