Re: Thanks to all for Panc. Cancer info-Cyndie

[Guest guest]

Cyndie,

It's been a good topic to research and I can understand

everyone's interest in learning more as this relates to us more

than others. Because it can go undetected since the symptoms

often mimic our regular CP symptoms, I don't understand why all

doctors don't routinely screen for it with new pancreatitis

patients. It seems simple enough to have the CA-19 test done,

or a CT-guided fine needle biopsy of the pancreatic tissue.

In my case, the fine needle aspiration biopsy was done during

my second diagnostic CT-scan and the tissue collected was

benign. It was a great relief to me to learn that I was " 99% " free

and clear.

Since pancreatic cancer is ranked 5th in the cancer line-up, and

the records show that there is such a brief time before diagnosis

and death (about 3 months, from what I've read), it would

behoove us all to be checked.

Thank you for bringing this subject up for us to look into.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

hhessgriffeth@...

Southeastern Representative

Pancreatitis Association, Intl.

http://www.pancassociation.org/storieshome.html#Heidi