Huge disparities in pancreatic cancer treatment, Cancer Institute of NSW study shows

By Kate Aubusson
Updated January 28 2017 - 12:13pm, first published January 16 2017 - 10:20am
Trish Thompson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at Liverpool Hospital but underwent  surgery at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, which performs 6-11 pancreatecomies a year. Photo: James Alcock
Trish Thompson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at Liverpool Hospital but underwent surgery at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, which performs 6-11 pancreatecomies a year. Photo: James Alcock
Professor David Currow says patients with operable tumours need to be treated by a multidisciplinary team at a hospital that performs a high volume or pancreatectomies. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Professor David Currow says patients with operable tumours need to be treated by a multidisciplinary team at a hospital that performs a high volume or pancreatectomies. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Trish Thompson will tell you she's a very lucky woman.

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