THE EXPERTISE TO FIGHT PANCREATIC CANCERSurgery is currently the only effective treatment for cancerof the pancreas. However, procedures for pancreatic cancerare complicated, requiring the efforts of expert surgeons.City of Hope's medical team features doctors with the skillsto handle the complexities of surgery for pancreatic cancer,including removal and reconstruction of fragile blood vessels.

Some patients are best treated with an integrated approachthat includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.Coordinating a complex treatment regimen requires a teamapproach, bringing together surgeons, medical oncologists andradiation oncologists with experience managing pancreaticcancer. City of Hope's multidisciplinary team of experts oftentreats the most complex and difficult cases, giving patientsnew hope to defeat the disease.

Our research leaders, from top left:

Joshua Ellenhorn, M.D., Chief, General Oncologic Surgery

Cagandeep Singh, M.D., Chief, Hepatobiliarv SurgeryVincent Chung, M.D .. Assistant Professor, Medic..zlOncology &Therapeutics Researchjoseph Kim, M.D., Assistant Professor. General Oncologic Surgery