Has anyone else have pancreatic tumor grow after 8 rounds of chemo?
My cancer grew after 8 round of fuorouracil + 2 others.How normal is this? Now they want to do 5 weeks of radiation. Has any got the Proton radiation?
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What stage are you in? I got the chemo you got after surgery and it kept the spread at bay only while I was on it (12 cycles). Drs might try another chemo in its place. It’s important to know what mutations you have so discuss that with your medical team. I’m getting mapping next week to see if I’m a candidate
for the MRIdean radiation fir lesion on my liver. Some have had the proton radiation on this thread, but I don’t recall the results. I’m not getting it because I THINK it works more for tumors rather than lesions.
Also, if you put the word “proton” in the search bar under this pancreatic cancer group you will come up with some previous discussions on proton radiation. Best wishes.
Stage 3. Doctors have not said anything about mutations.
If you got an endoscopy, they might have done a biopsy and then sent out those specimens for mutations.