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Mom not responding to chemo
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....
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 12, 2022
Size of Cyst & Surgery?
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,...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 5, 2023
I'm back: increasing CA19-9 was accurate indicator of recurrence.
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Feb 10 4:20pm
Is it possible to have very high CEA and CA19-9 without cancer?
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 23 5:01pm
Lung Opacity seen on Chest CT scan
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 14 4:09pm
Bile Duct Cancer suspected - ERCP today
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Apr 5, 2023
How did you pick a hospital for pancreatic cancer care?
Hi-I just found out that my aunt has a high probability of having pancreatic cancer. They detected a cyst in her pancreas while screening for...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: 21 hours ago
Liver biopsy damage as seen on CT scan?
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 21 3:22pm
Help with Low WBC Count and Seizures
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 12, 2023
Switching to chemoradiation (Xeloda + radiation): What to expect?
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Mar 30 3:06pm
New, overwhelmed: What's microsatellite stable?
My best friend, who i'm a caregiver and driver for, received a positive confirmation of an adenocarcinoma on the tail of the pancreas through a...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 27, 2023
Clinical trial video from PANCAN- questions about first time treatment
Yesterday I watched a very informative video on clinical trials from the PANCAN network. Stageivsurvivor was a guest speaker and have an excellent presentation! Here’s...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jun 1 10:30am
2nd opinion would require a diag. lap within 90 days of last one
I am 70 and was diagnosed with Stage 1 pan can 9/23. Initially took Abraxane/Gemzar for 2 months, then stopped due to chemo- induced pneumonia/pneumonitis...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 19 9:08am
Digestive issues and pancreatic cancer
I was diagnosed with endocrine pancreatic carcinoma in late December, 2017. I began Gemcitibine/abraxane to, hopefully, shrink the tumor on the tail of my pancreas...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 15, 2022
My Sister's Battle with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
Well, we are now at about 10 months from the time she became jaundiced. We got to Mayo within ten days or so, had full...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Mar 28, 2023
Abort chemo Rx & go straight to surgery while I am still Stage 1?
I was very fortunate in how my stage one pancreatic cancer was diagnosed. In August 2023, I had an unrelated intestinal surgery and three weeks...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Apr 12 6:33pm
Help: Struggling with Wife's Pancreatic Cancer issues
Its been just over a year now that my wife and I started this fight with nonoperational Pancreatic cancer. We are now on a new...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 18 8:57pm
Locally advanced pancreatic tumor started growing and kidney function
CA19-9 reduced from 16,000 to 74 then stopped responding to chemo so we did stereotactic radiation after that it started aggressively growing and CA19-9 is...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 18, 2023
Pancreatic cancer recurrence at 2 years: Treatment change
I haven't checked in for a while... My wife was diagnosed in July 2019 right after her 61st birthday. Had 9 rounds of Folfirinox, then...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jun 28, 2021
Oxaliplatin & Nab-paclitaxel Neuropathy - Longer Infusion Time?
My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late January 2023 with encasement of PV/SMV and abutment/180degree encasement of SMA (he was deemed to be...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 28 8:37pm