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Pancreatic Cancer

A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer can be devastating. Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is making progress in pancreatic cancer treatment every day. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia, we offer access to some of the highest-quality and most innovative care anywhere.

Why Winship for Your Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is a complex disease — one that’s difficult to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. Comprehensive care requires a level of expertise only found at National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers like Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Fortunately, our gastrointestinal oncology team specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and research of pancreatic cancer. We analyze each case of pancreatic cancer at the molecular level and craft treatment plans that are unique to your specific cancer, including investigational treatments through clinical trials, whenever possible.

Yes, being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can be devastating. But research institutions — including Winship — are making progress in the treatment of pancreatic cancer every day. So don’t give up hope. We won’t.

Dedicated Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialists

More so than other cancers, it’s imperative that patients with pancreatic cancer seek treatment at a center that has lots of experience with the disease. At Winship, we treat more pancreatic cancers than anywhere else in the state. Here, each member of your care team — including your medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon and genetic counselor — is an expert not only in cancer, but pancreatic cancer specifically. You won’t find that level of expertise at community cancer centers.

Diagnostics That Go Deeper

Your personalized treatment plan first requires an accurate and precise diagnosis — which is difficult to attain, considering where the pancreas is in the body. We use the most advanced imaging, biopsy techniques, and diagnostic technology to understand your specific pancreatic cancer, because your pancreatic cancer is unlike anyone else’s. Our diagnostic experts specialize in diagnosing gastrointestinal cancers, so you can be assured they’re well-versed in pancreatic cancer.

Tailored Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Planning

Understanding your cancer’s type and stage is important. But we go further. We analyze your cancer down to the molecular level so we can understand exactly what’s driving it. Then, our team will come together to design a treatment plan to target your specific pancreatic cancer with precise, powerful treatments — all while minimizing side effects.

Treatment You Can’t Get Anywhere Else in Georgia

With more clinical trials than any other cancer center in the state, you’ll have access to the most advanced and innovative treatments for your specific pancreatic cancer. We match as many patients as possible to trials, including those with early-stage disease.

More Promising Outcomes

Besides having higher pancreatic cancer survival rates at Winship as compared with non-NCI-designated centers, we also focus on your quality of life with pancreatic cancer. We are committed to lowering rates of recurrence and strive to deliver treatment with fewer side effects — so you can continue living your life with pancreatic cancer.

Support Every Step of the Way

We know how difficult a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is, and our gastrointestinal oncology team is here for you and your family to lean on. Our nutritionists, nurse navigators, social workers, counselors and more do everything in their power to assist you throughout your cancer experience.