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CA19-9 View trends Normal value: < 37 U/ML Value 1563
Starting the steps to find if mass in my pancreas is cancer. I have an EUS scheduled Monday . I had Esophageal cancer in 2022
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...
Recurrence after Whipple, Folfirinox and radiation (SBRT)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Any successful experiences with GemAbrax after awful side effects?
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...
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...
Stage IV Adenosquamous pancreatic ca: finished SBRT, what's next?
Hello! It's Dale Gantous here again, 67 year old female. Briefly, I was diagnosed Stage 1 or 2 pancreatic cancer December 2023, had Whipple February...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Recent diagnosis: Have questions about treatment options?
I am getting diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after an abdominal CT last week. I’m 45 male, South Asian, and married with 8yo twins. I have...
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...
Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer
My mom is 81 and relatively healthy, thyroid disease and hypertension, and was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas. Her...
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...
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...
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...