Pancreatic cancer survivor grateful for UT MD Anderson
I’ve tried being normal my whole life. It just wouldn’t stick. Even my cells want to be different. When I had a double mastectomy in 2013 to treat breast cancer in my left breast, the pathology report showed that some of the cells in my “healthy” breast were already dysplastic, or abnormal. The same goes for any mole I’ve ever had removed.
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3 recent advances in pancreatic cancer research
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Innovative robotic Whipple procedure helps cancer survivor beat the odds again
In February 2024, Mandy Gartrell was diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer. The teacher, wife and mother of two was already a cancer survivor after a breast cancer diagnosis in 2010. So, Mandy and her husband, Brandon, were surprised by her latest diagnosis.
“Hearing you have cancer, it doesn’t matter how many times, is always shocking. We went through a lot of emotions,” she says.
Mandy’s pancreatic cancer symptoms...
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Second opinion, rare interventional radiology procedure save stage IV pancreatic cancer patient
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Exploring pancreatic cancer vaccines: What’s next?
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Weight loss injections and cancer: 6 questions, answered
Most people know that losing weight has numerous benefits, but making major lifestyle changes can be extremely difficult. For example, obese...
What to know after learning you have a BRCA mutation
Finding out you are at an increased risk for cancer can feel especially personal – not to mention urgent – when it's due to genetics like...
Intrathecal pain pump improves pancreatic cancer patient’s life
In 2021, J. David Garrett, Ph.D., began to experience pain in his upper abdomen and back. He initially blamed it on acid reflux. When the...