
I have been testing every six months, doing well, and the cancer hasn’t returned. Nissen confirmed that he had cut all my tumor out. I’m especially fortunate to have had an amazing team of doctors, nurses and a brilliant surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr.

Incredibly, because my diagnosis was so early, the doctors thought they had a very good chance of getting it all out.

The tumor was immediately visible, sitting in the middle of my pancreas. I had already done blood work and the doctors noticed a slightly high marker, a dubious blood score on a panel, and on a hunch, took a closer look at my pancreas. In 2019, I had a variety of tests at imaging facilities, including an MRI. Lucky? One of the most lethal forms of cancer, how on earth was that lucky? Well, because it was found incredibly early.

About four years ago I was incredibly lucky: I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
