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Pancreatic Cancer Patient Stories

  • Josephine Conowall

    Josephine Conowall

    Josephine Conowall was a hard worker. She operated a machine for Vicks VapoRub in Philadelphia for many years. You can imagine her excitement when she learned that her kids were sending her and her husband on a cruise to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.

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  • Bill Demesquita

    Bill Demesquita

    Pancreatic Cancer - A Very Rare Variety

    After many years working in the mortgage business, Bill Demesquita attributed his recurring stomach pain to either an ulcer or reflux disease. When his antacid tablets were not enough to handle the discomfort, Bill's wife, Cheryl, decided, "Enough is enough. Bill was going to see a gastroenterologist."

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  • Robert Disciullio

    Robert Disciullio

    In 2004, during a game at Wrigley field in Chicago, Robert took a bad fall in the stands. When he returned to work at the Philadelphia Inquirer the following week, he was still sore from his fall. "Back at work, I was dizzy and short of breath so I went to the doctor who thought I might have kidney stones."

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  • Angela Fedele

    Angela Fedele

    In 1983, Angela Fedele was diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time she was going through a divorce. This 42-year-old mother of 4 felt that her whole life was crumbling apart. "I felt totally alone and full of despair," shared Angela, who put her health in the hands of her surgeon. After the mastectomy to remove the cancer, Angela tried to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. Little did she know this was just the beginning of a long journey with cancer that would span more than 2 decades.

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  • Janice GaNun

    Janice GaNun

    In 2008, Janice GaNun was halfway to her goal of section-hiking the Appalachian Trail when she hit a bump in the road. This active 57-year-old experienced GI symptoms and sought medical attention. Just hours after an ultrasound of her lower GI region, Janice received a phone call from her doctor, who delivered the frightening news that she had a large mass in her pancreas. “My doctor urged me to go to Fox Chase Cancer Center for diagnosis and, if possible, surgery,” she recalled. Janice saw medical oncologist Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, a member of the Fox Chase Cancer Center gastrointestinal cancer treatment team.

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