Endoscopic Ultrasound Procedure to treat Pancreatic Cancer

See what the American Cancer Society reports is the best way to diagnose pancreatic cancer. Watch a live endoscopic ultrasound examination and needle biopsy originating at Hartford Hospital at 6:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) live on www.OR-Live.com. For patients thought to be suffering from cancer of the digestive system, a definitive diagnosis can be hard to come by. Using a thin flexible tube called an endoscope, which has a tiny TV camera and a light on the end of it, a highly trained gastroenterologist can obtain a clear and unobstructed view of the digestive tract.

 

On 3/13/2007 Bryan1030 wrote:

See what the American Cancer Society reports is the best way to diagnose pancreatic cancer. Watch a live endoscopic ultrasound examination and needle biopsy originating at Hartford Hospital at 6:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) live on www.OR-Live.com. For patients thought to be suffering from cancer of the digestive system, a definitive diagnosis can be hard to come by. Using a thin flexible tube called an endoscope, which has a tiny TV camera and a light on the end of it, a highly trained gastroenterologist can obtain a clear and unobstructed view of the digestive tract.

I am making my apointment for that in the morning. My doctor says its qquite safe and I will be in and out of the hospital in a few hours.

 

On 3/13/2007 Bryan1030 wrote:

See what the American Cancer Society reports is the best way to diagnose pancreatic cancer. Watch a live endoscopic ultrasound examination and needle biopsy originating at Hartford Hospital at 6:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) live on www.OR-Live.com. For patients thought to be suffering from cancer of the digestive system, a definitive diagnosis can be hard to come by. Using a thin flexible tube called an endoscope, which has a tiny TV camera and a light on the end of it, a highly trained gastroenterologist can obtain a clear and unobstructed view of the digestive tract.

 

is it to treat or just to diagnose ?

Endoscopic ultrasound found my cancer both times.  It seems to be one of the best ways to know if you have this type of cancer.  But for talking to a friend of mine whose husband died eight years ago for this terrible cancer the Endoscopic ultrasound did not find his cancer.  What found his cancer was having exploratory  surgery but by that time it was to late.  It seems like they have made some progress in pancreatic cancer testing and treatment in the past eight years.   God Bless all.    Mary Grace