u/felo_manu

My father (58) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month. He has a large tumor in the body of his pancreas, measuring about 5x5x8 cm and no metastases. We’ve already sought a second opinion from two hospitals, but both said the tumor is inoperable.

He is devastated because he had hoped so much that the surgeons could simply “cut out” the tumor. We hope we can convince him to try chemotherapy and that, with a little luck, this will make the tumor operable.

Are there any positive stories from people who’ve gone through a similar situation?

And isn’t it unusual to have such a large tumor but no metastases yet?