A Better Plan

Today we saw Dr. Chu at Seattle Cancer and Wellness Center. Our visit lasted 3 hours, most of which was spent with Dr. Chu diagramming cancer and chemotherapy to the extent you would expect in medical school. He is a remarkable man who is passionate about his medicine. His first objective is to obtain the results of the second opinion biopsy for the University of Washington. He felt that there was a small possibility that the primary cancer could be testicular rather than pancreatic which would be great since testicular's cure rate is 98% and pancreatic's is not. Secondly, he is one of the few oncologists that has actually cured pancreatic cancer. The chemotherapy he uses is all the standard drugs but combined for effectiveness in not only shrinking the cancer but eliminating the blood supply to the cancer cells. His protocols utilize lower doses, more frequently which also minimizes the side effects from chemo. We were impressed with his knowledge, passion, and dedication. He also reiterated that if chemo could shrink the cancer to a manageable number and size Jon could have surgery to remove it completely. He is to call us with all the results and details tomorrow.