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My father had Nanoknife for pancreatic cancer; it wasn't a cure, but it reduced the tumour enough to buy him another couple of years.
by dcminter 4y ago
My father had Nanoknife for pancreatic cancer; it wasn't a cure, but it reduced the tumour enough to buy him another couple of years.
- z3c0 4y agoIncredible. Arguably the most vicious form, so hearing that it could buy so much time is awesome. Nonetheless, I'm sorry for your loss.
- agumonkey 4y agoWas he having a good quality of life after the operation? Also what stage was he at when they used this procedure?
- dcminter 4y agoIt was incurable and his life expectancy was estimated in months at that point. I'm not too sure if a "stage" was defined. His outlook largely depended on how further rounds of unpleasant chemo went - whereas Nanoknife, as far as I recall, was a single day out-patient thing (?) I recall him telling me that he asked the staff how long it would be before they could start and they told him they were about half way through! Quality of life: damage to the pancreas was not reversible, but the tumour was very much reduced and there was no further deterioration for a good while. For usnit was worth it (despite not being available on the NHS at that time).
- agumonkey 4y ago> I recall him telling me that he asked the staff how long it would be before they could start and they told him they were about half way through! that's the therapies we want to see more of happy that your family could enjoy some more time take care