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Originally Posted by sageofages
The optimal treatment for Pancreatic Cancer is 5 weeks of Radiation simultaneously with 5 weeks of chemo using Gemzar. After sufficient time for tissue to recover from the radiation, a whipple surgerical procedure is done (think hard core gastric bypass and intestinal re-routing). My sister has lived through it. So far she is cancer free and her prognosis is excellent. The drs were emphatic her type of pancreatic cancer has a genetic element to it, and she insisted all our siblings have the genetic marker measurement.
No surgery does not bode well for Swayze.
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I'd be VERY careful about what you declare as "optimal" treatment. You're not his physician, you don't have access to his medical records.
Here's the thing folks: Pancreatic Cancer is VERY, VERY bad. Absolutely this is due to the fact that it rarely is caught early. Sometimes the only presenting symptoms are decreased appetite, vague abdominal pain and depression - certainly not things that scream cancer. The mortality associated with pancreatic cancer is not due to it being a particularly aggressive cancer, quite the opposite, if it progressed faster it might give more symptoms and be caught sooner. It's really a very silent killer.