Pancreatic cancer no death warrant

There are survivors

Having survived pancreatic cancer for more than 5.5 years, I appreciated the Chronicle's July 23 article "Doctors step up pancreatic cancer fight." I've made it a priority to speak to many patients who have had this disease and their caregivers: All are looking for information.

Most especially, they are looking for positive news of research and treatment.

It is hard enough being diagnosed with cancer, but hearing that it is one that is so difficult to treat makes the diagnosis even more difficult. While pancreatic cancer can be a tough disease to beat, it is important for everyone to remember that there are survivors.

I am blessed to be one and hopefully, with advances in pancreatic cancer research, there will be many more who are just as blessed.
Locals' visibility

The Chronicle's July 23 article "Pancreatic cancer fight" accurately portrayed a medical battle that has received minimal media coverage and inadequate medical research.

And until locals such as Robert Finger and Marvin Zindler brought some local visibility, this medical crisis had been ignored here in Houston.

However, the Chronicle focused solely on a "legacy of death" in its article. Why not take this report beyond its negative conclusion and find a reason for hope? I have the authority to expect hope, as I was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer, which later spread to new malignancies on my liver (like Zindler). But I fought it with combined medical and homeopathic therapies and am now in remission.

source : www.chron.com