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mstankyesterday at 9:04 PM0 repliesview on HN

My mom was diagnosed with borderline stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Fortunately she had an aggressive surgeon willing to do a Whipple procedure, and survived almost 4 years after a 4-6 month prognosis.

We were incredibly lucky to even have that time with her. Pancreatic is one of the worst cancers someone can get — both for survival and quality of life.

I’m very happy to see that we’re finally making meaningful progress on treatment.