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One of the basics - and cheap - is CA 19-9 blood test. Any competent medical...
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Hi everyone! My mom receive the diagnosed with borderline pancreatic cancer. It is located in the...
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PAC-MANN, New Diagnostic Blood Test?
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...
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Pancreatic mass
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...
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Questions about maintenance chemotherapy
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,...
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How high a CA19-9 have you had/seen?
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...
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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...
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Interesting case of new lesions, pain, but decreasing CA19-9
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...
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CA19-9 going up and back pain at night - recurrence?
I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2022 - stage III, borderline resectable. I had 12 treatments of FOLFIRINOX and followed by a Whipple...
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Travel & timing after local recurrence
Hello. I have appreciated people's openness and support on this site. This is my first time posting. My 64-year-old husband was diagnosed with PDAC in...
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Have had 38 cycles with Abraxane & Gemczar. CA19-9 rising.
I have had 3 years of chemo with Abraxane & Gemczar: 75 treatments with a break of 4 months 2024. My CA19-9 seems to have...
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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...
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