Hi there. My name is Sally. I'm 69 and live in Spain. I am recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and am pretty terrified. I've had breast cancer before but this feels like a whole new ball game. The committee meets next week to discuss my treatment. The cancer is at the head of the pancreas and is wrapped around an artery. Surgery may or may not be possible. I'm yet to find out. I'd love to hear from those with a similar story. Many thanks
Hi Sally/smarchez
It sounds like you're in a similar situation to my husband. He is currently going through tests to discover if the tumour they've found after he went to hospital with jaundice is malignant or benign.
The first biopsy came back benign but the sample wasn't large enough so he's currently waiting for a second biopsy. His consultant said that the recent multidisciplinary team meeting believe it will turn out to be malignant and be pancreatic cancer.
His scan shows that the tumour is touching an artery so he's been told he'll have chemo first to try and shrink the tumour so that it can then be removed surgically.
Do you have a timeframe for finding out what treatment is proposed?
Anne
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