Elkins Pancreas Center: Advancing Cancer Treatment
Dr. William Fisher, primary surgeon and director of the Elkins Pancreas Center, focuses his entire practice on pancreas surgery and performs more than 50 resections each year. Hear from a pancreatic cancer patient.
Statistics show that the number of resections a surgeon performs, not just the total number of resections done in the hospital in which he practices, is important in predicting outcome.
Diagnosed in August 2006 with advanced pancreatic cancer and initially given eight months to live, Richard Bagley decided to participate in a clinical trial. This decision to test the effectiveness of new treatments extended his life for two years.
Bagley died earlier this year; however, his contribution to the fight against pancreatic cancer lives on. Read his story.
Fox Ask the Doctor: William Fisher, M.D., explains why pancreatic cancer is such a complex disease.
- Providing the best care for pancreatic cancer patients
- Leading in the discovery of effective new methods to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer
- Educating patients, their families, BCM trainees, other physicians, and the community about pancreatic cancer
The center specializes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic diseases and pancreatitis, through pancreatic surgery (Whipple procedure), gene therapy, clinical trials, general surgery, and minimally invasive surgery. Find out more about pancreatic cancer.
Make an appointment today by calling The Elkins Pancreas Center at 1-877-PANCCTR (or 1-877-726-2287).
A benefit of treatment at an academic medical center is the multidisciplinary team approach to clinical care that creates a personalized treatment plan based on your genetic and personal characteristics…a team that stays with you throughout your journey.
In addition, pancreatic cancer patients have access to promising investigational treatments long before they are widely available at other hospitals.
We hope this web site keeps you up-to-date on the latest research at The Elkins Pancreas Center, helps you learn more about pancreas cancer, and helps you cope with the many issues this diagnosis brings.
