Thank you for sharing your story. Your Dad is one of the lucky ones. Only one out of five patients are suitable for surgery at initial diagnosis. Surgery does have the chance of a cure. Pancreatic cancer is a "silent killer", no symptoms until late in the course of the cancer, so waiting for symptoms is a killer.

It is a great shock to have the cancer diagnosis and it can be hard to really make sense of the things your doctors are telling you in a state of shock. The shock does wear off, then things make more sense. If things are not making sense, a second opinion at a pancreatic center of excellence can be very valuable. You can always set this up, if you feel you have all the answers you need, you can always cancel. No time to lose with pancreatic cancer! Wishing you the best in getting the best treatment you can.