My dear friend had a big op for pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago. She is 80 and has just had the bad news it is back and she has lost control of her bladder. She is on morhine for the pain and now waiting to see an oncologist. How long do you think we have here at this stage.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your friend s situation and problem. Honestly speaking, pancreatic cancer is having very poor prognosis. Loss of urine control suggest spinal cord involvement. So better go for MRI spine to rule out spinal metastasis. If spinal metastasis is present then she is having stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has life expectancy of less than 1 year. So better to first rule out spinal metastasis in your friend s case.