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Re:Ask HN: Pancreatic Cancer Resources by melling on Monday January 11, 2016 @09:08AM (#10880797)
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one. Try reading some stuff about Randy Pausch, who did the "Last Lecture"

http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/honor/index.html

Perhaps there are organizations or treatments that you will learn about.

Also, this PBS series on cancer was informative: http://www.pbs.org/show/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies/

Think it might be on Netflix. It's based on a best-selling book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7170627-the-emperor-of-a...

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Re:Ask HN: Pancreatic Cancer Resources by edwinespinosa09 on Monday January 11, 2016 @09:23AM (#10880867)
Dealing with the diagnosis and treatments/surgery is indeed tough physically and psychologically.

Physically it's important to understand how to deal with things day to day. Article is on nutrition post-diagnosis from John Hopkins. http://pathology.jhu.edu/pancreas/TreatmentNutrition.php?are...

Psychologically the whole team (family/friends/practitioners) need to be on the same page and transparent. http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/03/fine-balance-hope-cope-c...

Patrick Swayze had this condition and despite his prognosis filmed a movie and did his own stunts.

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