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Drafting Your Health Care Team

If you have pancreatic cancer, a health care team of experts from across the medical profession will make sure you get the best treatment.

Christine Shaffer pancreatic cancer patient, outside in the sunlight

Failure is Not an Option

Christine Shaffer underwent chemotherapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy to shrink her tumor for surgery. She says failure is not an option.

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivor Laurie MacCaskill surrounded by purple and white balloons

Embracing Optimism

Laurie MacCaskill is a long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer. She followed a personalized treatment plan, and focused her energy on remaining optimistic.

Roxanne Waling, five-year pancreatic cancer survivor posing on her river cruise through Europe.

Listen to Your Body

When Roxanne Waling discovered she had pancreatic cancer she underwent genetic testing. She found she was a BRCA2 carrier, which influenced her post-treatment decisions about her health.

John Moisan, pancreatic cancer patient

A Routine Physical Saved My Life

John Moisan’s doctor noticed he had lost weight, and insisted he get an abdominal CT scan. His doctor’s insistence saved John’s life, because they found a pancreatic tumor.

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