Cost of treament for Pancreatic Cancer
na1234
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Hi,
My mother has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and she does not have medical insurance. Does anybody know the cost of treatment for surgery, chemotherapy etc?--- like a ballpark figure? From the diagnosis so far, it looks like it is in early stage and confined to the pancreas.
My mother has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and she does not have medical insurance. Does anybody know the cost of treatment for surgery, chemotherapy etc?--- like a ballpark figure? From the diagnosis so far, it looks like it is in early stage and confined to the pancreas.
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I'm sorry about your mother. My husband Len had the Whipple surgery done on April 29, 2009. If the surgery can be done, it is so important to use a surgeon who is very experienced and a major hospital. The surgery is very difficult and long. Time recuperating may be long too. So far, the hospital and doctor bill came to over $200,000. This is not counting all the testing done prior. Insurance took care of the costs for us. Len didn't start his chemo/radiation yet so I don't know the cost of this. Maybe your mother can get into a clinical trial where they pick up the costs. You can look into this on this site. For more info on what to expect, Johns Hopkins has a pancreatic cancer site that is great.
Len was diagnosed early. His tumor was removed, and it didn't spread. The chemo/radiation is adjuvant therapy which, hopefully, will keep the cancer from returning.
Nancy J0
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