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In reply to the discussion: "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,328 posts)My partner had the Steve Jobs kind - pnancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). They snipped the tail of his pancreas off without too much trouble. They took the spleen because they share a blood vessel. Threw in the gallbladder as part of the deal.
PNETs are a very survivable type of cancer if treated with surgery. Not so much with radiation and chemo. Jobs would be alive if he followed his doctors recommendation.
Edit to add: reading up on RBGs cancer, its not apparent which cancer she had. The adenocarcinoma (the really bad one) or the islet cell (PNET) not so bad one. Apparently they never disclosed her type. It sure sounds like she had a PNET. The surgery sounds a lot like my partners. Fortunately they both had the lesion at the tail so they didnt need the more radical Whipple Proceedure.