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Advice needed about my Mom

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20, 2023 | Replies (23)
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@skiball

Thanks. I have gotten 2 second opinions. One at MUSC in Charleston, SC, the second at Mass General in Boston. Charleston felt the Whipple was not necessarily inevitable, Boston felt I should have it prophylacticly as my UPMC Pittsburgh doctor has recommended. My CA19-9 is extremely low, single digit.

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Mar 16, 2023

Do any of those centers do laparoscopic Whipples?

This would be a major criteria for me - it means you are dealing with a center of excellence with the best facilities and staff.

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