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PIPAC for peritoneal metastasis
Hello. My husband was diagnosed with PDAC last year and has undergone six months of Folfirinox followed by SABR radiotherapy which kept the original mass...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jun 2 5:35pm
Cancer drug cost in Ontario, Canada
Hi, I have been a member for few months but had not posted anything. But this forum has given me lot of information. I thank...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 18, 2023
Anyone on Gemcitabine with Abraxane? How long? Effective?
Hi, I'm Helena from South Africa. I have been diagnosed with PC, stage 4, in March. Tumour between body and tail and with one lesion...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 10, 2024
Does order of chemo drugs matter?
Just curious. My husband started on gemcitabine and Abraxane last month. Three weeks on, one off. He had been on folfirinox for the past year...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 5, 2024
Any experience with stroke and very low platelets?
My sister was dx'd Stage IV 11 months ago. Had 6 months Folfirinox and now oral capecitabine which was d/c'd last week. She suffered a...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jun 9, 2024
Is anyone participating in a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer?
Is anyone participating in a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer? My husband’s PC is not genetic. He has tried Folfirinox. He was allergic to Oxaliplatin...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 24, 2023
Molecular profiling in Canada
Molecular profiling is not done in Canada unless you are in a clinical study. So for my husband we chose to have it done which...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 4, 2024
Pancreatic cancer became metastatic after cyberknife treatment
My husband has unresectable pancreatic cancer because tumor was wrapped around an artery. He had 6 months of folfirinox and oxyplatin. His ca 199 numbers...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 3, 2022
Anyone with BRCA 2 mutation taking Olaparib?
My Dad was detected with pancreatic adenocarcinoma last year in January 2023. He had Whipple surgery in August 2023. He completed 12 cycles of FOLFIRINOX...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 3, 2024
Can Gemcitabine/Abraxane (GA) chemo cause delusions?
(Computer issues this morning, so sorry if this was already posted)My wife is in her off week of her first 3week on / 1 week...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 1, 2024
Who else has had Gem-Abraxane chemo regimen and for how long?
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 4 12:00pm
First chemo tomorrow--tips, suggestions, cautions?
I'll do my first chemo tomorrow (Mon 4/24)--modified FOLFIRINOX, with all the additional meds and the infusion pump coming home with me for a couple...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Apr 20 5:05pm
Thinking of pursuing a second opinion at Mayo Clinic
My wife was diagnosed 6/2024 with a penny sized malignant neoplasm of body of pancreas.Original Chemo cycle started July 15 and included Folfirinox and after...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 29, 2024
Multi-part question (chemo brain; returning to work)
Hello, and thank you for your generosity in replying to my questions. I've had eight rounds of Folfirinox (the last was on 8-2-23, and it...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 30, 2023
Anyone participate in RMC9805 and RMC6236 clinical trials?
My mom is fighting pancreatic cancer. She had 12 rounds of FOLFIRINOX, followed by 15 fractions of chemoradiation in a hope to have a Whipple...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 7 9:51am
What to expect from Gemcitibine chemo/radiation?
I was diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer in Jan 2021. Whipple surgery was performed the following month, followed by 12 treatments of Folfirinox. All...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jul 11, 2023
Importance of genetic testing for treatment
69 year old male with either pancreatic or periampullary cancer. Tumor is not well seen or measured by ct or pet scans which I guess...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 20, 2023
Extreme loss of appetite since starting chemo for pancreatic cancer
My husband had Whipple surgery Feb 2, 2023 for a Stage 1B pancreatic tumor. He is receiving the Folfirinox chemo regimen. The 1st round was...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 26, 2023
Occasional sharp back pain after whipple
Hello! I had Whipple for cancerous tumor in head of my pancreas on February 9th. Some lymph node and nerve tissue involvement, but margins clear....
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 19, 2024
Biomarker mutations question
Hello I recently had the Tempus 684 gene panel done to identify biomarker mutations. I would be interested in hearing from others who have had...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 7, 2024