This is still very new to us and I couldn't think of a better place to try to get a head start on beating this.<p>I hope when future hackers go searching for this on HN that they will find a list of the best resources.<p>Thank you :)
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one. Try reading some stuff about Randy Pausch, who did the "Last Lecture"<p><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/honor/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/honor/index.html</a><p>Perhaps there are organizations or treatments that you will learn about.<p>Also, this PBS series on cancer was informative: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/show/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/show/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies/</a><p>Think it might be on Netflix. It's based on a best-selling book:<p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7170627-the-emperor-of-all-maladies" rel="nofollow">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7170627-the-emperor-of-a...</a>
This might not help post-diagnosis but maybe will help a lot of people in the future. As they say the best type of care is preventative care.<p>Pre-Cancer screening (Gates & Bezos invested)
<a href="http://www.grailbio.com/?ref=producthunt" rel="nofollow">http://www.grailbio.com/?ref=producthunt</a><p>Here's a better article from the MIT review
<a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/news/545326/illuminas-bid-to-beat-cancer-with-dna-tests/" rel="nofollow">http://www.technologyreview.com/news/545326/illuminas-bid-to...</a>
My beloved is currently back in oncology. Her career has included working in hospice, geriatrics and alzheimer's.<p>The place to start irrespective of having pancreatic cancer or not is with a living will and an advanced health directive. Even if you're going to freeze your head, you'll likely benefit.<p><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/living-wills/art-20046303" rel="nofollow">http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/...</a><p>Good luck.
This site has a video about someone who had pancreatic cancer and was cured:<p><a href="http://www.cancermoonshot2020.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.cancermoonshot2020.org</a>
A past HN discussion about cancer [not pancreas specific, though] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628682" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628682</a>