I'm so sorry. My mom learned that her biological mom died from pancreatic cancer when she was 55, but it sounds like my grandma never took very good care of herself, at least not in terms of getting medical stuff checked in a timely manner. I think if it's caught early that the prognosis can be very good.
(((hugs))) to you and your sis. I hope this was caught very early and is treatable.
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06-02-2011, 06:03 PM #1
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06-02-2011, 06:10 PM #2
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Oh man. (((((((nscrbug & sister))))))) Prayers going up.
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06-02-2011, 06:14 PM #3
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Sending good wishes to your sister, you and your whole family.
I don't have specifics but I did hear from someone whose family member had this that treatment have advanced greatly in recent years.
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Done and done. Sending best wishes and healing thoughts.
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I'm so sorry to hear this, for your sister, and for you. I don't know specifics, but I have also heard of more people getting through this.
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06-02-2011, 06:44 PM #6
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What devastating news. Sending prayers and well wishes.
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06-02-2011, 07:41 PM #7
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Sending healing thoughts.
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06-02-2011, 07:47 PM #8
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Prayers for you and your sister. I don't have any experience with persons with this kind of cancer. Thinking of you.
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06-02-2011, 06:25 PM #9
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My thoughts and prayers for your sister.
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly bad one. A lot of that is because it's usually caught at a later stage than a lot of others. There's no screening test for it and it tends to become symptomatic late in the course.
Her prognosis will depend on what stage she's at. Here's a good link that discusses staging and prognosis: http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/Pancrea...cancer-staging
The web site also talks about treatments available.
That site may be hard for you to go through. Take it slow. I know this because my aunt, who has basically been my mother for the last 30 years, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this past December. Even though I'm a doctor, it was very hard for me to read the numbers. Luckily my aunt was a stage II, so she has a chance. We're hoping...
My heart goes out to you, and so do my hopes.Last edited by roadie gal; 06-02-2011 at 06:27 PM.
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