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Showing Original Post only (View all)My dad was just diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. [View all]
It's spread to his liver. He has diabetes, which probably contributed to this developing, and has had two major heart procedures over the past 20 years. He's 83.
I'm trying to figure out if any of the various orgs I'm seeing online are legit. The two I've mostly looked at, the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF), https://pancreasfoundation.org/npf-centers-info/ and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN--you have to sumit a from to get a list of their recommended centers, which might be a bad sign but I can't think clearly) hoping for advice on the best treatment center relatively close to him in Hershey, PA.
He goes to Hershey Med, which is right there. But I'd like to help them find out if that's the best choice. There's a NPF "approved" center an hour north: Geisinger Medical Center, which I've shared with my parents.
But it hit me after I did that I can't tell if these foundations or orgs or whatever are legit or just marketing. I don't know whether to look for reviews online, like Yelp, or, I just don't know. Any advice on would be welcome.
I understand that my dad's prognosis isn't good no matter where he goes. He's not a candidate for surgery. So radiation and/or chemo. I just want to help him find the best care. Whatever that means. They are relatively OK financially, but certainly not with unlimited funds.