Pancreatic Cancer
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Not me, but my wife's aunt was diagnosed with it back in the 90s. At the time, it was a "make your peace" diagnosis, but she lived 10 years with it and died from something else.
Not many survive that. It’s devilish. My grandfather was toughest man I ever met, both mental and physically. It withered him to a sad shell.
God bless anyone with that diagnosis.
God bless anyone with that diagnosis.
Just lost a friend and former co-worker to this awful disease. He was doing alright for a while, about 2 years, but took a bad turn 4-5 months ago and passed away last month. Five-year survival rate is something like 12%.
My cousin has it and my aunt died from it (his mother married to my uncle) but the problem it the inability to extract to tumor. My cousin is still alive a year later. I know a well know guy in jessamine co that died from it a few years ago in 6 weeks. It seems like they are a step away from beating this scourge but at the same time the rates are going up.
Horrible disease. What is baffling to me is that medical science isn't 100% sure all the things the pancreas does but they know you can't live without one. So, if you have cancer, they can't just take it out. My wife's uncle had it and lasted about 2 years. Really wasted away and not a whole lot of treatment that does much of anything according to him.
From my understanding, it’s a death sentence in no time, I remember Patrick Swayze was one of the rare ones who lasted 20 months after his diagnosis.
Had no idea. I didn’t even know you could go into remission that long with pancreatic cancer.
I know an attorney whose wife is a survivor, 10 years cancer-free. Her case was a little unusual because she had symptoms that presented earlier than most pancreatic cancer patients, so her cancer was caught at stage 2. I've known a handful of others who have faced it and almost all were diagnosed at stage four. OP, if it's hit you/your family, I am so sorry, and all my best to you. Cancer in general is a real *****, but pancreatic is truly devilish.
-adrenachrome.
-on a serious note... hate to hear that you/loved one is going through this.
My mom had it. It was a devastating form of cancer, and painful. She wasted away to nothing in just a few months, hers was a 5 month survival after diagnosis, but she was also in her early 80's (so not young).
I'm so sorry for everyone and their families that have had to endure PC.
I'm so sorry for everyone and their families that have had to endure PC.
assuming the OP has or has someone close to him with this type of cancer. Prayers for the OP.
?? Jimmy Carter has been fighting metastatic melanoma, not pancreatic cancer. He does have several family members who have died from pancreatic cancer.