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![Dr. Allyson Ocean](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Allyson_Ocean.jpg)
Using Ice to Prevent Neuropathy
Neuropathy–tingling or numbness in your extremities–is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Learn more about the role of ice in preventing neuropathy.
![Dr. Allyson Ocean](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Allyson_Ocean.jpg)
More Research Needed For Neuropathy
Dr. Allyson Ocean discusses the use of glutamine to ease the neuropathy caused by chemotherapy drugs for pancreatic cancer.
![Peter De Rosa of Pancreatic Cancer UK](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mpc2021apr21.jpg)
Pancreatic Cancer Patients Have a Role in Treatment Choices
Pancreatic Cancer UK’s Peter De Rosa explains how patient-reported outcome measures can help direct treatment choices and supportive care.
![Dr. Laleh Melstrom, oncologist](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mpc2020nov24.jpg)
Managing the Side Effects of Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy side effects can be uncomfortable. Dr. Laleh Melstrom outlines patient options for managing the various side effects for increased quality of life.
![hand holding chemotherapy pills including Xeloda](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mpc2018dec26.jpg)
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.
![Tiny beams of X-ray radiation are generated using an array of carbon nanotube X-ray sources to deliver tumor-killing radiation, while preserving normal tissue; this micrograph shows a 250 micron wide section of tissue damage.](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ct2018may31.jpg)
Finding the Best Dose of Radiation and an Experimental Drug
A clinical trial looks for the best dose of an experimental drug to combat the mouth sores that are a side effect of stereotactic body radiation therapy.
![Lora Thompson, director of integrative medicine at Moffitt Cancer Center](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mpc2018apr23-v2.jpg)
Complementary Therapies—a Way to Gain Peace?
What techniques are other pancreatic cancer patients using to relieve symptoms and side effects, and cope with treatment? Learn more about the most popular complementary therapies.
![Palliative care researcher Dr. Holly Prigerson](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mpc2018feb1.jpg)
The Rallying Remedy: The Value of Palliative Care
Palliative care expert Holly Prigerson explains the advantages of palliative care during treatment as well as part of an end-of-life plan.
![Abstract image of wisps of orange, black, and pink coming together in a tangle in a confused center, on a pale background shows what chemo brain looks like to David Trick, who is undergoing chemotherapy for stage IV colorectal cancer.](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mpc2018jan3.jpg)
Shedding Light on Chemo Brain
What is chemo fog or chemo brain? Are there techniques to counteract the side effects of chemotherapy on the brain?
![Photo collage of Anne Glauber and her adult children, Prevention magazine logo in green, and faded text of Anne's story](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/LW-ITN-Prevention-This-is-What-Its-Like.jpg)
This Is What It’s Like To Live With Pancreatic Cancer
Anne Glauber recounts her treatment for pancreatic cancer for Prevention magazine and offers insights on embracing each day and living it to its fullest.
![Microscope photo of pancreatic cancer cells (circular nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red edges around black cells).](https://letswinpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mpc2016oct13.jpg)
Symptom Management for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Manage pancreatic cancer treatment symptoms and side effects with effective symptom management techniques from oncologist Dr. Kim A. Reiss.