Long-Term Survival After Grueling Radiation Treatment
In the spring of 2006 I noticed I was getting a large amount of heartburn and indigestion. I had had…
MRI-Guided Radiation: A New Option for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Dr. Parag Parikh and others are using MRI-guided radiation to provide precision radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Important Questions When Starting Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Dr. Gauri Varadhachary outlines the important questions to ask when you start treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation for pancreatic cancer.
Aiming to Improve Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
One particular area of interest: improving immunotherapy, a treatment that has shown to be effective in many cancers but, so…
The Positive Impact of a Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial
Richard Blish was a healthy, athletic 67-year-old when he developed symptoms of pancreatic cancer. His daughter steered him to a clinical trial for treatment.
Living with Pancreatic Cancer as a Long-Term Survivor
I first learned about pancreatic cancer in 1998, when my father was diagnosed with the disease. He died two months…
Life With Pancreatic Cancer and on Clinical Trials
After a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, former basketball coach and GM Rob Babcock realized his best chance was with clinical trials.
Personalized Immunotherapy Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers are creating personalized vaccines to stimulate a pancreatic cancer patient’s immune system after surgery and chemotherapy.
Picking the Right Team
Brigitte Régnier found a treatment team that was using an unusual approach of giving chemoradiation before surgery for pancreatic cancer.
Radiotherapy Implant plus Standard Chemotherapy
The OncoSil radiotherapy implant device is being tested on pancreatic cancer in a clinical trial that combines it with standard chemotherapy.
