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Posted: Feb 6 11:50am

Lots of "It depends on..." in there, but FWIW: My level varied a bit in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035352/

Discussion: Pre-Whipple CA 19.9 levels. What was yours?

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Posted: Mar 17 4:50pm

@kirdyk , Have they done any genetic testing on your dad (germline and somatic) to determine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/967219/

Discussion: Switch from Folfirinox to Gem/Abrax due to non response

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Posted: Nov 18, 2023

This is very very good news that the folfurinox worked so well for you. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162463/

Discussion: Does a change in CA19-9 indicate change in tumor?

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Posted: Oct 25 8:14am

Thank you, @gamaryanne. I’ll get the biopsy results this week. I’m less than 1 mile from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163348/

Discussion: Is there an early way to detect blood clots?

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Posted: Oct 27 8:41am

Oh my @mnewland99 ! So glad this was caught. I also had a nodule that has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163313/

Discussion: Is there an early way to detect blood clots?

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Posted: Oct 27 7:50am

@breemichelle26 How is your dad doing? Did you decide on which trial he will try? I’m...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169344/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis

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Posted: Nov 7 7:55am

Have you considered going back on GC and adding abraxane? Abraxane is the really powerful one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169327/

Discussion: Has anyone been able to have surgery for tumor in the tail?

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Posted: Nov 7 7:24am

Yes, sir, I was aware of that clinical study and was released from it at the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170612/

Discussion: Can we get cancer insurance after diagnosis?

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Posted: Nov 9 10:39am

Hi! Thanks for checking in! We are starting the Clinical Trial today! (Sitting in the infusion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172902/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis

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Posted: 5 days ago

Good info and thanks. Gives me some ammo to discuss with my oncologist. I've been concerned...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159928/

Discussion: Does a change in CA19-9 indicate change in tumor?

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Posted: Oct 20 11:18am

Thank you for that history @stageivsurvivor. Based on what I know so far about this disease,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171040/

Discussion: Can we get cancer insurance after diagnosis?

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Posted: Nov 10 8:02am

Thanks to all that have replied. I suppose a PET scan would get to the bottom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1173158/

Discussion: Has anyone had lung metastases?

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Posted: 4 days ago

@tjk that is a great story. Do you mind sharing what your mutations were? The old...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174778/

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

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Posted: 1 day ago

Thanks for responding. She is visiting MD Anderson this week, hoping for a trial that might...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171249/

Discussion: Ivermectin and cancer: Is it being used on cancer patients?

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Posted: Nov 10 12:46pm

I started a clinical trial at the NIH in Bethesda, MD in early June of this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137118/

Discussion: Anyone been on Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials that helped?

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Posted: Sep 6 7:24am

My last CT scan in early Sept. of '23 showed the tumor on my pancreas. Size...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151477/

Discussion: Anyone with BRCA 2 mutation taking Olaparib?

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Posted: Oct 3 7:41pm

No cancer trial uses a placebo including phase III. That is considered unethical to deprive a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1138176/

Discussion: Clinical Trials: they are not designed only to be a “last resort”

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Posted: Sep 8 8:30am

Would you kindly post which clinical trial this is? Maybe a link to the website or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136301/

Discussion: Anyone been on Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials that helped?

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Posted: Sep 4 5:49pm

@mnewland99 I began a clinical trial July 9. After 2 cycles it shows my lung nodule...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130230/

Discussion: Treatment for metastasis to the lungs?

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Posted: Aug 25 6:29am

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