On Jan 06, 2013 9:45 PM Anneke wrote:
Dear all,
My husband recently finished his 12th session of Folfirinox. Latest CT scan showed very little activity left on the pancreas and the mets in the liver. We're hanging in there, I hope you will too!
As a possible next step we're considering "cyberknife". I have not found any information on CancerCompass concerning the use of cyberknife for pancreatic cancer. I would be very interested to hear of anyone that could provide his/her story on the application of cyberknife to PC (with or without mets).
Love from Holland,
Anna
I had the Cyberknife radiation done by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, USA, last July and it was a breeze! It essentially "killed" my pancreatic tumor. Unfortunately, the pancreatic cancer spread later to my ovaries (very rare condition), but I had those out and I am doing okay now (still on chemo, but able to work and take care of my family). I was diagnosed at Stage 3 inoperable on Dec. 1, 2011.
I completely recommend the Cyberknife treatment - IF you get it done by people who know what they are doing (have done it for a long time, etc.). Ask those kinds of questions. You don't want to get treated by anyone who has just gotten a new "toy."
Hope this helps!
Liz