What Do Alex Trebeck & Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have in Common? Pancreatic Cancer.

Both Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Alex Trebeck of Jeopardy! fame lost heroic battles with one of the more deadly cancers known – pancreatic cancer. You may be thinking, if these two high-profile people with seemingly endless resources couldn’t conquer pancreatic cancer, what hope could I or a loved one possibly have? Early detection is the answer.

Roughly 60,000 new pancreatic cancers are diagnosed in the United States per year. It’s the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States—and it’s particularly deadly. “Very early diagnosis really is transformative in improving patient outcomes and achieving a cure,” says Andrew M. Lowy, Chief of Surgical Oncology at UC San Diego Health, and an expert in treating cancers of the pancreas and GI tract.

Henry Tsai, MD, MA, a Board Certified Hematologist and Medical Oncologist and Director of GI Oncology, Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, is in agreement: “If you catch them super, super early and you’re able to do a successful surgery, then the chance of being cured is much, much higher. So early detection is very paramount to trying to improve the survival of this disease.”

Fortunately, a key partnership between UC San Diego Health Moore Cancer Network and Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center makes it possible to provide advanced pancreatic cancer screening service and multidisciplinary expertise to the residents of Coachella Valley without needing to leave the valley.

Drs. Andrew Lowy and Henry Tsai


In this Health Insights audio blog post: What Do Alex Trebeck & Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have in Common? Pancreatic Cancer. Drs. Lowy and Tsai drill down on the topic of pancreatic cancer and provide us with the latest information to keep us informed, including:

  • The function of the pancreas
  • Early pancreatic cancer detection
  • Pancreatic cancer screening
  • Symptoms and treatment
  • Who’s at high risk
  • Future outlook

UC San Diego Health, home of Moores Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, is in an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers that treat patients with a broad spectrum of cancers and are recognized for dealing with complex, aggressive or rare cancers. Eisenhower Health’s affiliation with UC San Diego Health Cancer Network enables the Lucy Curci Cancer Center to greatly extend vital new cancer resources for desert residents who would otherwise have to travel out of the area for treatment of rare cancers.

Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority – listen to this informative podcast update on Pancreatic Cancer and share it with your friends and family, too. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well!

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