Respected Sir, My mother is suffering from pancreatic cancer. She undergoes therapies (chemo & radio including surgery) at TATA Memorial cancer hospital, Mumbai. But now the tumour spread in some part (very few) of lever. Doctors are not able to treat this now. They wants to start chemo again to make life longer only.Is it possible to cure or minimise this disease? Pls suggest me. I ll be highly thank ful to you.  Eagerly waiting for your response. Regards,Amitesh Mishra (0000)
Hi, Thanks for writing in. If pancreatic cancer has spread to the liver then it is stage 4 cancer. Unfortunately for stage 4 cancer, the survival with chemotherapy and good care is 2 years. This can be achieved by continuing chemotherapy as recommended by the doctors. In many patients the chemotherapy extends survival by few months. Minimizing the disease is not easy. The pancreas cancer is aggressive condition and patients with difficulty survive for longer than 6 months. It is important to know how comfortable she is and the pain she has. Most patients complain of abdominal pain with loss of appetite. Please discuss with her doctors and keep her pain free. She should be given a healthy diet and include proteins and vitamins.