capecitabine Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer

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Radiation and Chemotherapy to Make Pancreatic Cancer Surgically Removable

Can a combination of radiation and chemotherapy make pancreatic tumors that are borderline removeable better candidates for surgery? A clinical trial looks at this question.

Quality of Life and Following My Dream

Lee Wonnacott valued his quality of life when he chose treatment for IPMN. Now he rides his motorcycle around the country to honor veterans.

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More Effective Focused Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

A clinical trial tests whether adding Zometa makes chemotherapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) more effective against pancreatic cancer.

Taking Nothing For Granted

After Whipple surgery and chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer, Susan Zbacnik had molecular profiling, genetic testing, and joined vaccine clinical trial.

Sheila Sky Kasselman, pancreatic cancer survivor

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 survivor Shannon Magee

A New Clinical Trial Leads to No Evidence of Disease

After her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Shannon Magee became patient 1 in a new clinical trial that combined chemotherapy and a Whipple procedure.

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Comparing Chemotherapy and Radiation Regimens to Prevent Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer

A clinical trial compares standard chemotherapy with gemcitabine to the combination of chemotherapy with capecitabine and radiation.

Pancreatic cancer patient Dr. Steve Bigelsen standing in front of a very old doorway

Taking a Different Approach to Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

When Dr. Steve Bigelsen was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, chemosensitivity testing led him to treatments beyond standard of care.

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Immunotherapy to Help Shrink Pancreatic Tumors for Surgery

Researchers are looking at adding checkpoint drugs--a type of immunotherapy--to standard chemoradiation to shrink pancreatic cancer for surgery.

Pancreatic cancer patient David Shell and his family

Going Place-to-Place to Find the Treatments I Wanted

David Shell traveled around to a number of doctors and hospitals at different stages of his treatment to be able to get surgery to remove his tumor.