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Nutrition What to Eat

WebA little secret: Some of these “grains” are actually seeds, hence their supernutrient status. Drink Your Water. Staying hydrated is critical when you’re undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. Drink about half of your body weight in ounces daily (e.g., if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of fluid daily).

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Managing Disease & Cancer Apps

WebCost: Free; a Pro version with more details is available for $4.99 per month. Ina®: Ina, or the Intelligent Nutrition Assistant, designed by Savor Health, acts as a pocket nutritionist to help guide cancer patients to make good nutritional decisions during their treatment and beyond. With pancreatic cancer, especially, getting sufficient

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How do Doctors Test for Pancreatic Cancer

WebA small ultrasound probe at the tip of the tube emits high-frequency sound waves to capture detailed images of the chest, digestive tract, pancreas, bile ducts, and liver. While these are not the only available tests for pancreatic cancer screening, they tend to be doctors’ top choices. Other, less sensitive options include magnetic resonance

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Focus on Nutrition with The National Pancreas Foundation

WebLimit sugar and fat. Pancreatic cancer can make it difficult for the body to digest sugar and fats. To help out your ailing pancreas, avoid high-sugar, high-fat foods like ice cream, cookies, cake, and fried foods, and focus instead on foods that have high nutritional value. Stay hydrated. Dehydration can cause inflammation in the pancreas, so

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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

WebThe loss of pancreatic enzymes can be treated by pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT)—medications or supplements that replace the enzymes to help restore your digestion. According to Stefanie Condon-Oldreive, director of operations at Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society in Halifax, Nova Scotia, PERT is now …

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Resources and Learning

WebThe CLRC provides information and education about cancer-related legal issues to the public through its national telephone assistance line. The CLRC also conducts national education and outreach programs for community groups, employers and healthcare professionals and is actively involved in community activities to raise public awareness of …

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The Power of Therapeutic Laughter

WebAs defined by the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), therapeutic laughter is any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression, or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life’s situations. That can be especially important for cancer patients, says Kamath.

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Three Ways to Be your Own Best Health Advocate

WebLeslie Michelson recommends putting together a health care team of friends, advocates and physicians for the best possible care after a cancer diagnosis.

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The Link Between Depression and Pancreatic Cancer

WebAnd the mental disorders were more common for cancers with poor prognoses. Studies show up to 78% of pancreatic cancer patients experience depression, a much higher percentage than in people who have other cancers. Two literature reviews, one from 1993 and one from 2014, report that between 33% and 45% of pancreatic cancer …

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Mental Health and Pancreatic Cancer

WebThe body’s natural relaxation response kicks in. Your heart rate slows, your blood pressure steadies, and your body produces a state of calm that is conducive to healing. Focus on moments. With pancreatic cancer, people often focus on prognosis and chronological time. A more mentally healthy approach: Focus on meaning-filled moments.

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How to Eat After a Whipple Procedure

WebFocus on eating enough protein, as this will help the body to recover after the surgery. Avoid foods high in insoluble fiber, such as whole grains, as many find them hard to digest immediately after surgery. Until your system settles down, eat “white” foods, such as white rice, pasta, bread, and crackers. And peel all fruits and vegetables.

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Learning All I Can About PNET

WebTHEN I started to focus on my cancers—yes , I have two of them: PNET, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and renal clear cell carcinoma (ccRCC), kidney cancer for those among us who prefer nonmedical terms, like me! Definition is important for PNETs and my tumor is non-functioning and a well-defined grade 2 with a Ki-67 of 13 percent.

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The Mother I've Always Wanted To Be

WebElizabeth O’Connor was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer shortly after giving birth to her son. Elizabeth wanted to see her son and daughter grow up, so for the past 11 years she has explored every treatment option, to gain as much time as she can. Now she feels she has reached a place where she can be their mother rather than a …

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Why End-of-Life Conversations Matter—and How to Have Them

WebWhile patients, caregivers, and even health professionals often shy away from discussing the end of life, having open conversations about patients’ wishes and desires—about how they want to spend their remaining time—can be life-changing. “The end of life requires people to make countless decisions in a very short time when …

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Research Highlights 2023 AACR

WebThe AACR honored noted pancreatic cancer researcher Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D., Fellow of the AACR Academy and AACR Past President, with the 2023 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. Jaffee has spearheaded innovative research that has resulted in the development and …

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Larger Cancer Centers or Smaller Community Hospitals

WebSumey is a medical oncologist at Sanford Health, the largest rural not-for-profit integrated health care system in the nation, with 45 hospitals and 289 clinics in nine states and three countries. Based at the Sanford Cancer Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sumey is one of nine medical oncologists and several other specialists treating

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Meet the Researcher: Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.

WebIn the ensuing years, Rodriguez earned her M.D. and M.P.H. from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University School of Public Health (Providence, Rhode Island). She completed her internship and residency training in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital (Connecticut) and is currently a …

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Meet the Researcher: Hiroyuki Kato, M.D., Ph.D.

WebA native of Japan, Kato entered the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine immediately after graduating high school. The program takes six years, and he received his medical degree in 2011. During his first two years at the University of Tokyo, Kato studied a broad range of liberal arts with students from other disciplines.

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