re: Tim Wakefield's wife Stacy dies of pancreatic cancer 5 months after Tim's passing

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If you randomly catch it early you have a chance.

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Also depends on whether it is proximal or distal.

Distal pancreatic lesions can be removed with a relatively straightforward procedure (they will also remove the spleen).


Proximal tumors (if they are a surgical candidate) need a Whipple procedure (which is very complex with biliary component, bowel diversion and such).