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CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 9, 2023 | Replies (116)Comment receiving replies
Hello again. Thanks for the info about sbrt. I have been reading about. It seems like it accomplishes what regular external radiation does in a much shorter time. I don't know if there is a downside..I would also like to know which treatment centers are doing it..sorry to hear about metastasis. For your wife she has been through so much..wishing you both well.
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@annebauer19
My wife went to Johns Hopkins for her SBRT. She also had her surgery there since they are a pancan center of excellence. She also had IORT (intra operative radiation therapy during her pancreatectomy). JH is one of the few operating theaters with this capability. IORT is used to treat the surgical margins and was apparently succeful in my wife's case since she has had no recurrence in the extensive surgical bed. She has experienced skip-metastasis to the ovary but that start of that tumor likely predated her pancreatectomy.
SBRT is ideal for localized therapy since it doesn't overdose large areas of the body but it is limited to use when there is a well localized target.
Once again, I'm not a clinician, just relating experience through my wife's treatment. Please be sure to check with your medical team and get second opinions. JH was our second opinion source and continues to review her scans while undergoing treatment locally.