Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

So my friend came through surgery ok, healed up good etc..got set up for radiation beginning next Wed...for 5.5 weeks.. he'll also be doing oral...

is there a formula which converts % change in CA19-9 values to change in tumor dimensions?For example: if the difference between two CA19-9 readings is...

After 6 rounds of chemo and my gallbladder surgery, my pancan stats are looking good--so of course, now I have more questions! As a reminder,...

I am understanding this disease as I journey with my husband who had a distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. No signs of active cancer activity anywhere...

Because of a BRCA gene variant, I had a pancreatic ultrasound done with my endoscopy. He found a mass on the pancreatic tail and did...

For those willing to share, what your CA 19.9 level just prior to Whipple surgery? Diagnosed about 10 months with pancreatic cancer at Stage 1B...

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2022 - stage III, borderline resectable. I had 12 treatments of FOLFIRINOX and followed by a Whipple...

Yesterday I went to ER with intense and acute pain in my right side. After CT&US it was found that my previous lesion in liver...

I’ve done a little reading to see general thoughts on prognosis with really high pre treatment CA19-9 levels. The highest I have seen was an...

my mom just got her latest scans back and no change in tumor size. background story: my mom was dx with pc 3 years ago....

I had posted back in mid-November that my CA19-9 levels had been increasing and I was experiencing back pains at night, but there was no...

Hi, My husband was hospitalized with a mild stroke a couple of weeks ago. While admitted, they did a CT scan, which caught just enough...

I had CTs of the chest and abdomen Wednesday (1/3). The abdomen report looks good. The radiologist said there are no new issues, and the...

In viewing a video from a doctor surgeon from St. Joseph’s (don’t remember the location), he mentioned that if the Cyst is larger than 5cm,...

Hi. I don't know if I belong in this group yet, but I have a few symptoms and image results and blood work that seems...

My dad was diagnosed 12/20/2024 with Stage 2 Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic Cancer. We were told originally it was only 2cm and he was the perfect candidate...

Hi all, my mom, 73, had Whipple in Feb 2023. Whipple was successful, totally resected but there WAS lymph node involvement. Did adjuvant Folfirinox for...

Greetings: Bear with me; I need to provide some background before asking my question… In September 2023, after 8 rounds of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (Folrifinox), I...

Hello Everyone, my father, 64yrs is a stage-3 pancreatic cancer patient with a history of pancreatitis and diabetes. He has had two rounds of Chemo...

To address chemo resistance and hopefully lower my CA 19-9, we are likely going to switch my regimen from modified Folfiri (no oxali) to radiation...