Treatment Stories
There are many pancreatic cancer survivors who are eager to talk about their symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and success. Learn from the stories of other patients who have faced this disease.
230 Articles
![pancreatic cancer survivor Sheila Sky Kasselman](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sheila-Sky-Kasselman.jpg)
Pancreatic Cancer Leads to a New Direction
After Sheila Sky Kasselman recovered from pancreatic cancer treatment, she became a pancreatic cancer activist, determined to help find more treatments.
![pancreatic cancer patient Bob Tirk](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bob-Tirk.jpg)
A Big Teaching Hospital Can Make All the Difference
When Bob Tirk’s local doctor couldn’t figure out the source of his pain, he went to a large teaching hospital, where he was treated for pancreatic cancer.
![Pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Merlin](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Steven-Merlin.jpg)
A Clinical Trial Matches My Genetics
Steven Merlin learned that he carried the BRCA2 mutation after he developed pancreatic cancer. He researched and found a clinical trial for BRCA carriers.
![pancreatic cancer patient Guy Davidson](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Guy-Davidson-v2.jpg)
A New Treatment Leads to a Whipple Procedure
After his pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Guy Davidson looked for the most advanced treatment that would allow him to qualify for a Whipple procedure.
![pancreatic cancer survivor Shannon Magee](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shannon-Magee-v2.jpg)
A New Clinical Trial Leads to No Evidence of Disease
After pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Shannon Magee became patient 1 in a new clinical trial that combined chemotherapy and a Whipple procedure.
![pancreatic cancer survivor Sharon Simone](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sharon-Simone.jpg)
Tailoring My Treatment to My Tumor Genetics
After diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, Sharon Simone had her tumor analyzed. The report on her tumor genetics determined her treatment.
![pancreatic cancer survivor Ken Parme](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ken-Parme.jpg)
I Am Alive and Grateful
Ken Parme had chemotherapy and CyberKnife radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer. The treatments have stabilized his tumor.
![Pancreatic cancer patient Mark Fishman and family](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mark-Fishman.jpg)
Alternating Protocols to Attack Pancreatic Cancer
Working with his oncologist, Dr. Mark Fishman decided to follow non-standard alternating protocols to treat his pancreatic cancer.
![pancreatic cancer patient Stephen Bigelsen](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Steve-Bigelsen.jpg)
Taking a Different Approach to Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
When Dr. Stephen Bigelsen was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, he found a doctor to created a personalized treatment plan.
![Pancreatic cancer survivor Kathleen Dowell and her doctors](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Kathleen-Dowell-v2.jpg)
A Pancreatic Vaccine Clinical Trial Worked for Me
Kathleen Dowell was worried that her pancreatic cancer treatment would not work so she enrolled in a pancreatic cancer vaccine trial.
![Pancreatic cancer survivor Bill Shrieves](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Bill-Shrieves2-v2.jpg)
I Have Pancreatic Cancer; It Does Not Have Me
Bill Shrieves was ready to start a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer when it was found to have spread. He was successfully treated with FOLFIRINOX.
![Dr. Igor Astsatsurov and pancreatic cancer patient Melissa Kartasevich at the Capitol in Washington, DC](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Melissa-Kartasevich.jpg)
Fighting to Win
Melissa Kartasevich’s fiance and daughter motivate her pancreatic cancer battle, as she fights it to reach her goal of surgery to remove the tumor.
![Pancreatic cancer long-term survivor Anne Seagren](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Anne-Seagren-v2.jpg)
Chemotherapy Makes Tumor Removal Possible
Anne Seagren In December of 2006 at the age of 56 I became aware of a slight pressure in my side. I decided to follow up with my doctor. She recommended a CT scan to see if I had gallstones or appendicitis. The pressure subsided and I considered ignoring her advice. Fortunately, I went ahead […]
![Pancreatic cancer patient Samuel Chi and his family in the mountains](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Samuel-Chi.jpg)
Finding a Treatment Geared to My Cancer
Samuel Chi describes his search for a pancreatic cancer treatment that allows him to live comfortably and reduce his tumor so he can have surgery.
![Pancreatic cancer survivor Lora Kelly and her husband](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Lora-Kelly.jpg)
An Unexpected Diagnosis After Surgery
Lora Kelly had surgery to remove a cyst that turned out to be pancreatic cancer. Treatment including clinical trials keeps the cancer from returning.