I just received a telephone call from the University of Washington Cancer Center. They have agreed to proceed with the Selective Internal Radiation Therapy as soon as possible. That is the procedure where they will implant radioactive isotopes into Jon's liver that are designed to kill cancer cells and spare normal tissue. It is not a cure but it is by far our best hope of shrinking the tumors in the liver for a possible resection, cyberknife, or ablation down the road. His pancreas and surrounding lymph nodes still look clear. There is one small spot in his right lung and no one can decide whether or not it is or has ever been cancer.
We are now just awaiting a call from the scheduling department. Jon and I will go in for a preop visit to meet the doctor and review the procedure. It is one night in the hospital and considered minimally invasive. He is weak from all the chemo so he may need a few weeks before he is strong enough to tolerate the whole thing.
That's all I know for now!!
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