Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

Waiting to find out if I'll be having Whipple at Mayo Jax. I do not have a caregiver and am wondering if Mayo has a...

I’ve have been reading about a number of new diagnostic blood tests for early detection of cancer, including PAC. Specifically a test called PAC-MANN which...

I had the Whipple procedure done at Mayo 2/8/19 and got out of hospital on 2/19. Had to go back to my local hospital a...

Hi, Mayo Clinic Connect community!I’m Dr. John Stauffer, a high-volume pancreatic surgical oncologist in the Pancreatic & HPB Surgery program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville,...

Hello all, My mom has gone through 13 sessions of Folfirinox and was found to have had a complete metabolic response. We went to Mayo...

If you’re using CREON, has anyone chef the difference in prices from CVS retail and CVC mail order? I paid $190 for a one month...

Welcome to the Pancreatic Cancer group on Mayo Clinic Connect.This is a welcoming, safe place where you can meet people living with pancreatic cancer or...

Is this really the best? How do you handle travel for 45 treatments? Mayo is in Minnesota, about 5 hours from us in Wisconsin.

I was diagnosed 10/22. 12 rounds of chemo and 15 radiation treatments. I’ve been off treatment since last June. My mayo oncologist sees a couple...

Has anyone had Video visits with their oncology doctor (at Mayo Clinic) after their CT periodic CT scans? Wonder if you feel this is as...

Brand new diagnosis. We are reeling. Is Mayo in Jacksonville the best place for treatment? Do they have proton therapy? I don’t even know where...

My husband is home from Whipple surgery a week ago at Rochester Mayo and doing well—no pain, ambulating well, is eating. Extremely tired, of course....

My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer yesterday. His tumor is attached to 2 vessels so the surgeon doesn’t want to operate. Are there any...

Hello,…I have to ask for people’s experience and support. I am 68 years old. In June of 2022, during a routine examination (for a hernia)...

I am looking for a direct link to the information for getting a second opinion at Mayo. I cannot find it and all searching only...

PET/MRI biomarkers guide personalized treatment for people with pancreatic cancer, study finds - Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Blog * * https://cancerblog.mayoclinic.org/2022/01/13/pet-mri-biomarkers-guide-personalized-treatment-for-people-with-pancreatic-cancer-study-finds/ * * Some...

My husband had melanoma 4 months ago. Had surgery. Ctscan today showed melanoma gone, but a spot on his pancreas. He does have diabetes. They...

My grandson has pancreatic cancer, has had chemo which they took him off because it was the highest dose they could give him, then radiation...

Does anyone have Mayo’s current success (survival) rates for the various Stages (1 - 4) regarding Pancreatic Cancer? Or put another way, what is the...

Hello, my dad has had 8 rounds of Folfirinox, and initially was told that he was a candidate for surgery by both our local healthcare...