Pancreatic cancer
Date Published:
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Duration:
19:14
John Windsor talks about pancreatic cancer. Professor John Windsor is a trained general surgeon who has had further fellowship training in hepato-biliary and pancreatic, gastro-oesophageal and laparoscopic surgery. He works at Auckland City Hospital and the University of Auckland. Privately he works at Mercy Hospital in Auckland and specialises in pancreatic, bilary, gastric and oesophageal surgery.
Topics:
- Survival rates
- Risk factors
- How patients usually present
- Common differentials
- What investigations to order
- What to think about when the patient comes back from the surgeon
- Omega3 fatty acid
- Prognosis
- Are there any preventative strategies?
Take home messages
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Resources
- Pancreatic Exocrine Tumours
- Pancreatic cancer - The Lancet (2016)
- Palliative care management of metastatic pancreatic cancer Goodfellow short course (2017)
Presenter
John Windsor
General Surgeon.
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This presentation is intended for qualified health practitioners professional development and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of Goodfellow Unit.