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Surgery

Conventional cancer surgery includes diagnostic biopsies, staging operations, tumor resections, nodal surgery, reconstruction, debulking, metastasectomy, and palliative procedures. The exact operation depends on cancer type, location, stage, and patient fitness. Surgery is a conventional local cancer treatment used to remove, sample, stage, reconstruct, bypass, or relieve problems caused by cancer.

Emerging / Investigational Podcasts (2)

Aug 28, 2025

PancChat Podcast / Apple Podcasts 20+ min

PancChat Podcast / Apple Podcasts 20+ min

Alisyn Camerota interviews Dr. Michael Pishvaian about standard of care, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, clinical trials, and barriers to clinical-trial access. Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer is a podcast_link media record from Panc Chat Podcast / Apple Podcasts. It is included because it discusses cancer-related diseases, protocols, people, organizations, research, prevention, treatment support, survivorship, patient experience, or practical decision-making.

Apr 27, 2026

PancChat Podcast / Amazon Music 24 min

PancChat Podcast / Amazon Music 24 min

Alisyn Camerota interviews Dr. Vinod Balachandran about pancreatic cancer vaccines, including mRNA vaccine approaches intended to prevent recurrence after surgery. Pancreatic Cancer Vaccines is a podcast_link media record from Panc Chat Podcast / Amazon Music. It is included because it discusses cancer-related diseases, protocols, people, organizations, research, prevention, treatment support, survivorship, patient experience, or practical decision-making.
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