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Well, I wasn't expecting that on a sunny Friday! Pancreatic cancer wasn't in my plans but i guess you'll all say the same. Found out this morning. 2 -3cm on my pancreas and maybe liver. Lots of tests to follow. I'm full of fight but so scared for my family...
Afternoon all. I got a phonecall wednesday after 6 mnths of scans tests etc. no one has used the word cancer but the inevitable build up of cystic lesion , neoplasm , then avid uptake on octreoscan followed by the phone conversation to say resection was...
A family member has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which is clearly devastating, we are no further forward in terms of a care and or treatment plan going forward and it has been weeks and weeks. Is this normal? How long did it take you or your...
My dad is 84 and has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after a fairly long, frustrating period of waiting for this to be confirmed. The tumour appears to be at early stage and surgery has been offered as a course of treatment, with the possibility...
Has anyone had Capecitiban as a second line of treatment? Any info on what the regime is and any side effects. Hubby has advanced pancreatic cancer with nets on liver, lung and adrenal gland and had folfox as his first line of attack and is due to complete...
Hi everyone, I thought I'd reach out as we are really struggling as a family. My Dad was diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic cancer 3 years ago and has had chemotherapy once 3 years ago and then again currently. He's also had radiotherapy. The...
Hi, a family member has been diagnosed with rare type of pancreatic cancer. It's squamous cells carcinoma of the pancreas. The pancreas is the primary source and there is no trace of cancer anywhere else in the body. Has anyone experienced this type of...
My dad has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and I'm struggling to do with this. I want to support him but I'm terrified we're going to lose him. We lost my grandad to it and the stats don't appear good. How do people cope with these things and...
Hello and thanks for letting me join I have been informed that they found 2 lumps in my pancreas and they think it is inoperable cancer. They cannot be sure as biopsy was only able to do part of lump (this showed nothing cancerous) as my oxygen levels...
Just wanted to say,’Hi’. We have been fighting this awful disease for 2 1/2 years.Discovered purely by chance, my partner had no symptoms of this, rather colon cancer symptoms.GP fobbed us off because of Covid in 2020 and diagnosed Type 2 diabetes… although...
