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I actually haven't had experience with SBRT. I inquired, but was told no for me. However,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092002/

Discussion: Questions about SBRT radiation therapy targeting liver mets

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 22 6:03pm

For what it's worth, over the past couple of weeks I've read and compiled numerous online...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860479/

Discussion: Husband had Whipple surgery and chemo: He's uncomfortable

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023

Hello, I just joined this blog and find it to be extremely helpful. I am have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955287/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed on December 28, 2020, while in Florida visiting family for the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/645837/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2021

Hi, I had three weeks of daily proton therapy in December at Mayo -Phoenix. It was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021360/

Discussion: Anyone have proton therapy for pancreatic cancer?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 23 5:29pm

rbaum, I am so sorry. It seems like you and she are caught between tough choices...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053681/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 19 10:32am

Hi. I don't know if I belong in this group yet, but I have a few...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836626/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2023

Thank you to @colleenyoung for tagging me on this. I appreciate the invitation. @sheridanb , I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063011/

Discussion: What's next after folfirinox?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 6 8:45am

Having initially trained as a medical technologist performing assays in clinical hospital labs using similar immunoassay...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801009/

Discussion: Pancreatic cancer and CA19-9

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 24, 2023

Greetings: I'm a 68-year-old male and was diagnosed in March 2022 with stage II Pancreatic Cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729364/

Discussion: Need advice: Stage 2 pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2022

I'm going to answer my own post in hopes of moving it up so more people...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882554/

Discussion: Seeking a second opinion

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

@k13 , When I looked at my lab results, I spotted a note that the CA19-9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870162/

Discussion: Continuing work during chemo?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 31, 2023

I got an initial treatment with Folfirinox. Landed in the hospital on the 3rd day, not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888361/

Discussion: Stage IV

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

I would go to pancan.org and read about which tests are commonly performed to diagnose the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972005/

Discussion: Type of Tests Required and Recommended for Pancreatic Cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

With CA19-9 not a specific marker solely to PDAC cancer but also occurs in benign conditions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962314/

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

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2023

I am in the same situation as you are to a tee! 5FU did not shrink...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166127/

Discussion: Anyone on Gemcitabine with Abraxane? How long? Effective?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 1 9:31am

Agreed. I'm investigating where I could get this. For now I'm doing Gemcitabene/Abraxane and it seems...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175311/

Discussion: Another CA-19 post...How do you not freak out when it rises?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: 5 days ago

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?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 7 7:24am

Well… two weeks ago my ca19-9 was 31! Today I’m going to a conference on Pcan....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166484/

Discussion: Treatment for metastasis to the lungs?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 2 6:00am

From my diagnosis in 8/2024 I have known the key to long term survival is training...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1176582/

Discussion: Anyone have experience with immunotherapy clinical trials?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago