Hi all.
My brother has just turned 39 years old and has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer a few days ago. He has been given 3-6 months to live. The cancer is an adenocarcinoma (5 cm) in the head of his pancreas, and has also metastasised to his liver I believe as well as several peritoneal lymph nodes (this is a medical negligence case which we will be dealing with separately).
This was a huge shock for us and we are completely devastated. He has a 5 month old and 5 year old too.
He has received no treatment thus far. His cytology report was inconclusive and we're therefore waiting for the liver biopsy which he has tomorrow before we decide on chemotherapy etc (if that's even an option).
We are feeling so lost. I wanted to know if anyone please please has any advice regarding next steps/what we can do to fight this? We are more than happy to pay/go private/go abroad if this will help.
Any support would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Nikki345 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and, although I'm not a member of this group, I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.
While you're waiting for replies, it would be great if you could put something about your bother's diagnosis into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
I hope your brother's appointment went well and he now has a treatment plan.
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