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Radiation - side effects? Effectiveness?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 17, 2023 | Replies (14)
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@marciak9

Great to hear from someone at Mayo Rochester. I’m on the same path. 12 rounds of chemo. 3 weeks of radiation. Then the Whipple.

If the radiation shrinks the tumor why do such a difficult surgery?

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nvan22 | @nvan22 | Jun 15, 2023

That exact question crossed my mind. I don’t think they knew it was dead until they went in and removed it. Sent in the pathology as he went to make sure the edges were clean which they were. But yes i thought the same thing. I know some people choose to just be on chemo for the rest of their lives to keep it in check. When is your surgery? Who is your Dr?
Are you finished with radiation?

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