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CA19-9 decreasing post surgery: Chose active surveillance over chemo

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Apr 12, 2022 | Replies (4)
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Hi Colleen, Had a Pancreatitis attack in July and with CT scan they said nothing about anything on pancreas. In Dallas in November on the way to Colombia I decided to request an MRI to see if pancreas was healed which showed I had a cyst on head of Pancreas. Surgeon did Whipple on December 13 and next to cyst was a small cancer Stage 1a. January CA 19 showed10.90 and April showed 13.20 but still well within normal of 0 to 47

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beachdog | @beachdog | Apr 11, 2022

You might want to get more frequent CA19-9 tests. We heard all kinds of explanations for tiny increases in CA19-9. Ultimately, my wife had active cancer cells that were causing the increase despite very good surgical results. I know that taking a pass on chemo is very tempting, but if even one member of your team thinks you should reconsider getting chemo, take the cautious route.

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