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Using all the resources, expertise and experience of our team to raise community awareness, maintain the highest standards of healthcare quality and safety, and support patients and families in our community and beyond in their journey with pancreatic cancer.
Support for Each Stage of the Journey
At Erlanger, our dedicated, experienced Pancreatic Cancer treatment team is ready to offer the best treatments available for pancreatic cancer. We regularly serve the greater Chattanooga area, East Tennessee, North Georgia, Northeast Alabama, and Western North Carolina, as well as accept more distant referrals. We are comprised of multidisciplinary, advanced fellowship-trained experts surrounded by a comprehensive support team. From diagnosis to treatment, we are ready to help our patients through each step of their journey.
Multidisciplinary, advanced fellowship-trained experts work closely with your local care providers to ensure continuity for travelers.
Meet Our TeamOur Nurse Navigator will help you at each stage of your journey, coordinating appointments and treatment, answering questions and more.
Meet Our Nurse NavigatorComprehensive oncology resources include social, psychosocial, nutritional, and palliative support.
Learn MoreOur team uses the latest oncology advances to optimize patient outcomes
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Featured Question
Can a person survive without a pancreas?
Yes, but they will need to take insulin regularly, with blood sugar levels that can be challenging to control, and they will need to take enzyme capsules with their meals to help them break down the nutrients in foods. For answers to more frequent questions like those listed to the right, check out our expanding FAQ page.
- What is the pancreas and its role in the body?
- What is pancreatic cancer?
- What are the different types of pancreatic cancer?
- What are the risk factors and the often-vague symptoms?
- What advanced resources are available for early detection if you have a risk factor or family history of pancreatic cancer?