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My general understanding is that CA 19-9 testing is common each chemo cycle, perhaps every other,...
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hey, can anyone tell me the difference betweenCa19 testing ca125 testing and cea? Thanks. Son in...
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skiball, So, you doc recommends resection, but you disagree. Perhaps a second opinion? Go to a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...