My dad has pancreatic cancer he had the whipple in may however they didn t get it all. His ca19 was over 6,000 a few weeks ago. He has been vomitting alot in the last 2 weeks and today he said it was black? What does this nean? Is there something he can take to soothe his stomach hea does not want to eat? YYYY@YYYY
Hi, black vomiting may be due to presence of altered blood in it. You should have been examined by your physician. There may be some source of bleeding in your upper gastrointestinal tract. Continuous proton pump inhibitor Chat Doctor.  As he had pancreatic malignancy brain CT scan also be done to rule out cerebral metastasis. Consult your oncologist.