Pancreatic Cancer - Screening and Diagnosis

Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer? Are you looking for more information about the screening and diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer? If so, this video is for you.
Unfortunately, Pancreatic Cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA. There are two main types of Pancreatic Cancer. The most common is Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer and the less common is Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Why is Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer so deadly? What are the symptoms? When can surgery cure Pancreatic Cancer?
Why not screen for Pancreatic Cancer similar to that for Colon Cancer? Who is at risk of Pancreatic Cancer? What happens when Pancreatic Cancer is suspected? What test are conducted?
What is a GI doctor's involvement in Pancreatic Cancer tests? What is an EUS and what does it show? How is that different from a CT scan?
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[@user-fo2cc7xx4y]

Why is it that only the big hospitals in the US(maybe 4 of them) willing to do a wipple for stage 4 metastisized to the liver. They will do ablations on the liver if necessary and do 12 rounds of chemo first to shrink the tumors and then do a wipple after if they are fit for it. This is the closest process to prolong stage 4 even if it gets them 3 years plus then it is worth it .Why is it that only these hospitals that are willing to go the extra mile but all others even including Canadian hospitals say ther is no hope for stage 4 and don't do anything besides chemo. It's not fair

[@MarkCooperMD]

This is because the rest of the world is behind the US in medical science…and computer science…and physical sciences. I also think it’s because some talent is rare whether it’s throwing a football or operating on a human.

[@user-fo2cc7xx4y]

@@MarkCooperMD thank you, it's frustrating because my mom has stage 4(64years old) and all of the Canadian hospitals,even the best one in the country (princess Margaret) has said that wipple is not an option even if chemo has reduced the cancer . We are covered through government healthcare here so we cannot afford to pay for a wipple out of pocket at the top hospitals in the US as that would cost us about $200,000. I am trying to see if any other reputable country can possibly do it for a lower price

[@MarkCooperMD]

MD Anderson is the only place I’d trust to make this decision and perform the operation.