My Story of Surviving Pancreatic Cancer

8 Signs You Have Pancreatic Cancer

by Jessica Daniels Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most formidable cancers due to its insidious nature. In its initial stages, it rarely causes noticeable symptoms, making early diagnosis incredibly challenging. Often, by the time symptoms [...]

I Was Told No One Lives with Pancreatic Cancer, but 31 Years Later, I’m Still Here — Fighting for a Cure

As told to Jacquelyne FroeberIn 1994, I was in the emergency room when the healthcare provider told me pancreatic cancer was only diagnosed in 65-year-old Black men. But there I was — a 44-year-old white woman with a mass on my pancreas. The whole scene felt like a bad dream. Just an hour earlier I was having fun at a party. Then the next thing I knew I was in the ER with severe back pain. I thought it was gallstones — I’d heard that gallstones …

My Story of Surviving Pancreatic Cancer

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber In 1994, I was in the emergency room when the healthcare provider told me pancreatic cancer was only diagnosed in 65-year-old Black men. But there I was — a 44-year-old white woman with a mass on my pancreas. The whole scene felt like a bad dream. Just an hour earlier I was having fun at a party. Then the next thing I knew I was in the ER with severe back pain. I thought it was gallstones — I’d heard that gallstones…