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I was wondering is a bypass surgery safe for a pancreatic cancer patient?

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Depends: I assume you mean cardiac bypass? It would rarely be used in someone with pancreatic cancer unless they were free of disease several (usually 5) years. If the person has uncontrollable angina, a percutaneous intervention targeting the culprit lesion would be preferred.

Dr Altman and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 7/25/2014

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