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Speedy update: I just got my CA 19-9 back from Tuesday, which was taken after chemo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972678/

Discussion: Oxaliplatin: What are the effects of dropping it from FOLFIRINOX?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

If you truly want to help through pancreatic cancer journey you have to be your own...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/613025/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2021

@mcendroski After 8 folfirinox treatments and 28 radiation treatments I was told I was not a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647501/

Discussion: CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2021

Hi Ellie ~ Thank you for your response! Cancer runs high in my family on both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759793/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer - No signs of spread, Whipple Candidate

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 11, 2022

Wow! Congratulations! I'm now at 70 after 10 rounds of Folfirinox. I'm hoping to reach normal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950938/

Discussion: Began folfirinox treatment - have a few questions

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

UPDATE: his CA-19 numbers have dropped from 33k at end of Sept to a little over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953859/

Discussion: CA-19 has elevated even more

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

@layla97 , can you be more specific about your sister's MDs and their reluctance/refusal to consider...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984317/

Discussion: Drug Doubles Survival Time - Saltikva

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2023

Last week, my GP found a cyst - 3.5 cm cyst/lesion on a CT and subsequent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718952/

Discussion: How Worried Should I Be? Might have pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2022

I'm certainly no expert, but I suspect no tumor markers are routinely drawn at annual checkups....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936143/

Discussion: Why CA-19-9 Test not included in annual lab tests

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

I can't speak to any of this surgery/recurrence stuff, since I don't qualify for surgery. However,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962460/

Discussion: CA19-9 going up and back pain at night - recurrence?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2023

My husband is on his 9th cycle of Gemcitabine, Abraxane and Pamrevulab in the Precision Promise...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786073/

Discussion: Treatment options for pancreatic cancer stage 4?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

Marienewland, Thank you for the congrats. It is a hard decision to make to take a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026092/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 11:35am

@colleenyoung, we have not gone to Mayo yet - her flight is next Saturday! She will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810107/

Discussion: Surgical options for borderline resectable/locally advanced tumors

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2023

Hi, I am a stage 1b pancan patient. I had a distal pancreatectomy because of concerning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805218/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2023

Has your PC been staged? Where is it specifically located? This is important ... it sounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/844100/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

To touch on a couple of points you mention- I suffered fro chronic diarrhea all through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718612/

Discussion: CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2022

I believe the current thinking is chemo first to shrink/kill as much as possible. Then targeted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807909/

Discussion: Radioembolization for pancreatic cancer metastasis to liver?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2023

Thanks for sharing your amazing deep knowledge of these assays. My level went from 1750 to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801332/

Discussion: Pancreatic cancer and CA19-9

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2023

I am a bit distressed by your belief, frygirl, that "Everyone ... should do what they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911004/

Discussion: New diagnosis: locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

@marvinjsturing thanks for the update. I am very interested in how you continue to do. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/285228/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2020

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