Thriving After Surviving Pancreatic Cancer
Nancy Nebenzahl, a sever-year survivor of pancreatic cancer, had a Whipple and a personalized treatment plan. She supplemented this with acupuncture and exercise to ease the side effects.
Nancy Nebenzahl, a sever-year survivor of pancreatic cancer, had a Whipple and a personalized treatment plan. She supplemented this with acupuncture and exercise to ease the side effects.
Carolynn Kiel lost her mother and sister to pancreatic cancer. Regular screening allowed early detection of her pancreatic cancer.
Support from the Lustgarten Foundation was critical to the success of the clinical trial that demonstrated the efficacy of pembrolizumab to the FDA. In addition to supporting the research, the Foundation has been encouraging and covering the cost for pancreatic cancer patients to receive mismatch repair deficiency (MMR) testing in an effort to increase enrollment…
After recovering from cancer, Ann Ogden decided to help other patients learn how to cook food that would help them through treatment and recovery.
Learn more about the latest developments in the Whipple procedure, the surgery most often used to remove pancreatic tumors.
In late November 2016, her story was featured on a Jacksonville, Florida news report. Watch the video or read Judi’s story on the First Coast News website.
Measuring the level of the tumor marker CA-19-9 is important in determining which treatment to use for pancreatic cancer patients.