Mick was diagnosed with in-operable pancreatic cancer in 2000 and told that he had just 4 months to live. Refusing to accept this, his wife insisted on a second opinion and Mick was later able to undergo a lifesaving Whipple… Read More
on 13th August 2019
Katherine was diagnosed with a rare Neuroendocrine tumour on her pancreas in 2010, this is her story. I am 54 years old and work as a teacher. Up until Easter 2010 I had no idea there was anything wrong. I… Read More
on 5th August 2019
Lyndon was diagnosed in 2006 and had a Whipple's operation. Here he tells his story in his own words. Experiencing symptoms It happened about 6-8 weeks after my marriage to my third wife, who is from the Philippines, thirty years… Read More
on 30th July 2019
Mark Nye describes being diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer, before undergoing treatment and being offered a Whipple procedure, this is his story. My Pancreatic Cancer Journey My name is Mark Nye. I am a 54-year-old male from Perth Western Australia.… Read More
on 5th July 2019
Me and My Pancreas I had a distal pancreatectomy in January 2009 to remove a tumour from my pancreas followed by seventeen sessions of chemotherapy.. I was very surprised to learn afterwards the severity of the illness but taking a… Read More
on 2nd July 2019
Valerie began experiencing symptoms whilst at her brothers funeral, before later being admitted to hospital to find out that she did in fact have pancreatic cancer. This is her story. It was July 2009. We had just come back from… Read More
on 30th June 2019
Nigel describes undergoing an emergency Whipple procedure to remove his pancreatic cancer, and later being told that he would only live for another year. My pancreatic cancer story began in December 2013 in Australia where I live with my wife,… Read More
on 29th June 2019
Caroline describes being diagnosed with having a rare neuroendocrine tumour on her pancreas, and her life after receiving surgery to remove it. Experiencing the symptoms In August 2008 I turned yellow. That was the first sign that something was wrong.… Read More
on 15th February 2011
