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Jeffery Drebin, MD

On Wednesday, February 27, from 4 to 6 pm, Penn Medicine's pancreatic cancer experts will be answering your questions about pancreatic cancer and pancreatic cancer treatment and research.

Submit your questions to Penn Medicine's James Metz, assistant professor of radiation oncology, and Jeffery Drebin, the John Rhea Barton Professor of Surgery, and chairman of surgery at Penn.

They will be conducting an online video chat this Wednesday, 2/27 from 4 to 6 pm to answer your questions about pancreatic cancer treatment.

James Metz, MD

Submit your questions about pancreatic cancer and pancreatic cancer treatment here. 

About Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is cancer that develops within the pancreas, the gland about six inches long that is responsible for making hormones, including the enzymes responsible for the digestion of food and control of blood sugar.

Pancreatic cancer develops when cells within the pancreas begin to grow out of control. It may spread, or metastasize, to nearby lymph nodes and organs such as the liver and lungs.

As the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly forms of cancer. More than 90 percent of patients die within the first year of diagnosis. Recent advancements have had little impact, and a new approach is desperately needed.

About Pancreatic Cancer Treatment at Penn Medicine

At Penn Medicine, patients with pancreatic cancer receive their care from a multidisciplinary team of nationally recognized experts in the diagnosis, treatment and research of gastrointestinal cancer.

Penn Medicine's multidisciplinary approach to cancer diagnosis and treatment provides better outcomes and gives patients access to the most advanced treatment, surgical techniques and clinical trials.

The Stand Up to Cancer Dream Team at Penn is actively researching better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer. Together, members of the Pancreatic Cancer Dream Team are working to translate scientific breakthroughs into new treatment options faster than ever before. Their research focuses on developing tests using advanced imaging technology to understand pancreatic cancer cells and developing new, personalized pancreatic cancer treatments based on their research.

Learn more about pancreatic cancer treatment at Penn.