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Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Q&A July 21-25 w/ Dr. Poruk, Mayo Clinic

Posted by katherineporukmd @katherineporukmd, Jul 17 4:36pm

Meet Dr. Katherine Poruk, a surgical oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, specializing in complex pancreatic cancer surgeries. Dr. Poruk and her team have performed high volumes of both robotic and open Whipple procedures, and her research focuses on improving outcomes through advanced surgical techniques, precision medicine, and multidisciplinary care.

To learn more about Dr. Poruk and pancreatic cancer surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida, please visit: https://careinfo.mayoclinic.org/pancreatic-cancer-surgery-fl

During the week of July 21-25, Dr. Poruk will be available to answer your questions about pancreatic cancer surgery here in this discussion thread.

Please note: This Q&A is for informational purposes only and cannot provide individualized medical advice.

Submit your question by commenting below before 9 a.m. ET on Friday, July 25. You’ll receive a Mayo Clinic Connect notification when Dr. Poruk replies to your question.

You can start submitting questions now — we look forward to hearing from you! What would you like to ask Dr. Poruk?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Pancreatic Cancer Support Group.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 25 4:22pm

Thank you to everyone who submitted a question! @katherineporukmd
Katherine Poruk, M.D. has addressed all the questions we could within the scope of general guidance, without providing individualized medical advice.

Please feel free to drop a comment if there are specific pancreatic cancer-related topics (example: genetics and pancreatic cancer) that you would like a Mayo Clinic expert to discuss for a future Q&A.

If you are interested in learning more about Mayo Clinic's pancreatic cancer surgery program, please visit https://careinfo.mayoclinic.org/pancreatic-cancer-surgery-fl

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gamaryanne | @gamaryanne | Jul 26 7:47am

After Naliri, with a patient that is ECOG 0-1, do you try different combinations of the 3 standards?
With one existing small tumor in liver and CA19-9 rising?
Continue Naliri and add SBRT?

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hakanb | @hakanb | Jul 28 1:37pm
In reply to @katherineporukmd "I'm sorry to learn of your diagnosis. Unfortunately, we're not able to provide personalized medical advice..." + (show)
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I'm sorry to learn of your diagnosis. Unfortunately, we're not able to provide personalized medical advice in this type of public forum. All patients and tumors are different with respect to their response to chemotherapy, and thus how we may or may not approach them surgically. However, we wish you the best in your care journey.

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Thanks for your kind wishes.

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