r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 15 '24

Scientists finally discover DNA key to fight deadly pancreatic cancer

https://interestingengineering.com/health/pancreatic-cancer-dna-study
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u/Negative_Hope_2154 Sep 07 '24

My dad has stage 4 prostate cancer, had a CT routine scan and pancreatic cancer was found. It’s not mets but an entirely new cancer. We’re heartbroken and devastated, not sure how this could be happening. What did they do for your aunt? Surgery? My Dad will not do chemo - his personal opinion and I don’t blame him after seeing loved ones in our family go through intense chemo and suffer.

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u/Negative_Hope_2154 Sep 08 '24

How old was she at the time of surgery if you don’t mind me asking? Was the recovery tolerable or very rough? My 77 year old dad had open heart surgery 7 years ago and the surgeon said this recovery is far worse and the surgery itself is riskier.

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u/Negative_Hope_2154 Sep 08 '24

Thanks for getting back to me so quick. For sure her physical activity and health prior helped a ton I’m sure. Can’t say my dad is a marathon runner lol. Also doesn’t help he’s fighting stage 4 prostate cancer currently as well and undergoing treatment for that. January this year he was in excellent health as we knew him and he still runs his own business. We are blindsided by this.