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Whipple procedure and follow up chemo

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Dec 18, 2022 | Replies (71)
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@colleenyoung

Hi @nasagia36, if I read your past messages correctly, your dad had chemo before surgery to help shrink the tumor, and then last month he had surgery, a Irreversible Electroporation (IRE). Your question is when will he start chemo post surgery, correct?

Has the medical oncologist not discussed the treatment plan with him? Might the start date be affected by COVID-19? What have you heard?

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nasagia36 | @nasagia36 | Apr 15, 2020

Hi , Actually he started today 6th week after IRE ... yes this is what I believe too , probably they postponed the therapy due to Covid19 . The issue is that after IRE we were expecting improvement but this did not happen , CT scan show that the tumor increased ! Let’s hope that the new medicines will help him

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