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@marvinjsturing, I'll be interested to hear what the radiologist has to offer.
Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @alkat and @mpatel23. @alkat, you can get call Mayo Clinic to get a second opinion. Here is the contact information for all 3 locations http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63 Mayo in Jacksonville, Florida may be you most convenient location. @alkat and Marvin can tell you about their experiences with Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Alkat, I hope you are eligible for the Whipple procedure. You can find out more about it in these discussions:
- Pancreatic cancer—Whipple procedure https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pancreatic-cancer-whipple-procedure/
- Whipple procedure and follow up chemo https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/whipple-procedure-and-follow-up-chemo/
MPatel, Marvin's tumor is also inoperable due to the wrapping of arteries. It is hard news to get. You may be interested in this discussion:
- Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer: What treatment options are there? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pancreatic-cancer-3/
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@colleenyoung I also am waiting to hear what the radiologist will day. Will let you know when I find something out.
@mpatel23 Yes I was told my tumor is inoperable. The difference is that I was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2014 and had my Whipple at that time. Now 6 years later, my cancer has come back. My tumor this time is inoperable. I strongly recommend that your father get a second opinion at Mayo. Doctors there have made significant improvements in treating this cancer in the last few years. It will be well worth your time to have your father seen by the surgeons there.