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Bereavement - grief support
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Hello all. I was just wondering if anyone of you have recently lost a loved one to this horrible disease. I would love to know how you are dealing with your los...
702/05/08 Message Rating
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acinar cell carcinoma
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Hi. I wonder if anybody has knowlege or experience with acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas. Treatments, specialists in Southern California, any info would be...
102/04/08 Message Rating
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Apples to Apples
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I wish someone that has had a similar experience with someone with the following stats and could tell me how their experience was and how long it took the cance...
002/04/08 Message Rating
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VIPoma Neuroendocrine Cancer
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I need some advice.  I had three VIPoma tumors in my pancreas which were removed a year and a half ago.  I just had a body scan and the cancer is...
402/04/08 Message Rating
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Please can anyone help us
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HelloMy husband is 53 and had a whipples operation on 4th July 2007, and is now undergoing 26 sessions of chemotherapy and is on constant pain medication. ...
702/02/08 Message Rating
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Anyone have Whipple at 80+?
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Today my 80-year-old father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  The doctor who performed the biopsy (via EUS) says that the tumor is about 1/4 inch in d...
302/02/08 Message Rating
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wondering?
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my mom has pancreatic cancer w. mets to the liver diagnosed in sept. 07so far her tumors have shrunk 2cm they are now 4cm...exciting news... her liver enzymes s...
202/01/08 Message Rating
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Father fading away
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My father, 52 had the Whipple Procedure performed 1 year ago. He had a large portion of his pancreas removed, underwent chemotherapy, and his doctors reported n...
402/01/08 Message Rating
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new here husband with pancreat...
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Hi my husband was diagonised in Sept/07 had thirteen weeks of chemo and did at first have a good response to the chemo but two weeks ago the tumor markings had ...
701/31/08 Message Rating
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not getting enough information
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Hello. my mother-in-law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2007. In December of 2006 she had her gallbladder out due to a 41/2 gallstonne and what ...
401/31/08 Message Rating
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Oncologist in Chicago area
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My husband just had a whipple surgery to remove cancer in the head of pancreas. The cancer had spread into lymph node.  After recovery, he is sch...
201/30/08 Message Rating
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use of cyberknife for pancreat...
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Does anybody have any info on this or suggestions for the best resources to find info?Thank you in advance!
1101/30/08 Message Rating
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Biopsies "non malignant"
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First, I thank God I found this forum, thank you to everyone.I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November and am having chemo and radiotherapy to shrink t...
401/29/08 Message Rating
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Confused, 2 primary tumors?
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I have a friend who was diagnosed with ca Colon September 07. He has had radiation and a resection of the colon done. In preparation for chemo, a CT scan was do...
101/28/08 Message Rating
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Still confused but..
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I still get confused.  All the diagnosis states pancreatic cancer but the tumor was in the ampullary duct.  To me what I read and understand is the lo...
001/28/08 Message Rating
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Need advise!!!!
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Hi everyone, I posted months ago about my Mom's pancreatic cancer.  Since Sept. she has had no symptoms just pain which has increased.  She t...
701/26/08 Message Rating
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WHIPPLE
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Spouse had surgery on 1/16 and his Doctor is fantastic.  He was in ICU for one night, moved to surgical ward, up and walking and IV's removed by day 5 ...
501/26/08 Message Rating
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Islet Cell Tumors
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I am a 55 year old female.  I was first diagnoses with an islet cell tumor in my pancrease in 1989, at age 36.  At that time the tumor, spleen an...
701/25/08 Message Rating
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In Memory of Loved Ones We've ...
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Hello everyone.  My sister, Cecille, found this anonymously written poem on line in her attempts to cope with her grief.  I would like to share this w...
1101/25/08 Message Rating
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Can you live without a portion...
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I have a dear friend who was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer today.  He has not even spoken to the oncologist to find out what they will do going for...
601/24/08 Message Rating
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Not Interested in Giving UP - ...
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We just refuse to give up.The Gemzar, Tarceva and Oxplatin shrunk the tumor on my mother's pancreas about 20% in two months. Her only complaint is tiredness...
201/24/08 Message Rating
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High Grade Neuroendocrine carc...
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Hi, I'm new here. A very close family friend was dxd last week w/ High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in the pancreas. The Dr's are not giving much hope...
201/24/08 Message Rating
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My father passed away on Sunda...
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My father was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma only 1 month ago. It spread to his lungs very fast and finally his liver. The chemo (Gemzar) did not work for him. M...
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Still Fighting Pancreatic Canc...
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My husband was 48 years old and healthy, we thought.  All of a sudden he began to loose weight and had backaches, and stomach problems. We went to the fami...
501/23/08 Message Rating
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Signs of getting worse - what ...
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My father-in-law has terminal PC. What can we expect to happen? How will we know that he is getting worse and the end is near? Does it happen right away or i...
101/22/08 Message Rating
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