Newly Diagnosed without symptoms

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Newly Diagnosed without symptoms

by Maureen32 on Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:00 AM

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My 67 year old father was diagnosed just yesterday with pancreatic cancer. They are telling us that surgery is not an option. After a needle biopsy today, we are expecting to find out he course of chemotherapy tha the doctor recommends. He has absolutely nobe of the symptoms that are typically associated with this cancer. He went into the hospital because of his diabetes. His blood glucose level was high and they started him on insulin. A very proactive doctor insisted he have a CT scan which showed a mass on his pancreas, followed by a MRI.

We want to fight this as aggessively as possible, and I'm looking for any advice or information from anyone who may have had a similar circumstance with someone who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but is exhibiting no symptoms. We don't want any treatment to make him sick when he is feeling great already!

Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

RE: Newly Diagnosed without symptoms

by Lostsmiles on Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:00 AM

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Maureen32 make sure you are dealing with doctors that had other's with PC. Sometimes you have to go for a second opinion.  Look at the PanCan.org website as well as http://www.path.jhu.edu/pancreas/

 

Best of luck..

On 4/27/2007 Maureen32 wrote:

My 67 year old father was diagnosed just yesterday with pancreatic cancer. They are telling us that surgery is not an option. After a needle biopsy today, we are expecting to find out he course of chemotherapy tha the doctor recommends. He has absolutely nobe of the symptoms that are typically associated with this cancer. He went into the hospital because of his diabetes. His blood glucose level was high and they started him on insulin. A very proactive doctor insisted he have a CT scan which showed a mass on his pancreas, followed by a MRI.

We want to fight this as aggessively as possible, and I'm looking for any advice or information from anyone who may have had a similar circumstance with someone who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but is exhibiting no symptoms. We don't want any treatment to make him sick when he is feeling great already!

Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you!

 


 

RE: Newly Diagnosed without symptoms

by Infoquest on Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:00 AM

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Maureen,

I am so sorry about your fathers outcome.  Where was your fathers tumor located and how large was the tumor? 

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