Pancreatic cancer

Your partner in pancreatic cancer care

Whether you are faced with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, need help evaluating and reducing your risk for pancreatic cancer or are being screened for early detection of pancreatic cancer, Massey is here to help.

We provide a level of expertise found only at the top 4 percent of cancer centers across the country designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Massey is the only center in the Richmond area and one of two in Virginia designated by the NCI to lead and shape America’s cancer research efforts.

Massey’s care is provided through VCU Health at VCU Medical Center, an award-winning hospital.

Why choose VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for your pancreatic cancer care

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center's Pancreas and Biliary Neoplasm Program is Virginia’s leading resource for pancreatic and biliary cancer care, and the first of its kind in the Richmond area. Our patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach is what sets the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Pancreas and Biliary Neoplasm Program apart from other providers. By bringing together specialists from a variety of disciplines to see patients on the same day in the same clinic, less time is wasted commuting, scheduling and waiting for multiple appointments. This efficient, coordinated care helps reduce treatment delays, lessens anxiety and leads to the best possible outcomes for our patients.

We want for our patients to focus on healing and not scheduling appointments and coordinating treatment, which is why your appointment will be scheduled within one week of your referral and your care will be coordinated by our nurse navigator. The nurse navigator will contact you and meet you and your family on the day of your first appointment to guide you through imaging and lab tests. If necessary, you will also see a nutritionist and social worker on the same day. As you break for lunch, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, gastroenterologists, pathologists, radiologists and radiation and medical oncologists will meet to evaluate your tests and medical history and recommend the best course of treatment for you. After lunch, you will consult with the appropriate specialists and leave with all the necessary information about your diagnosis and personalized treatment plan.

Discover the 5 Cs that make us the right choice for your pancreatic cancer care. Choose Massey for your pancreatic cancer care because we are:

Cutting-edge

Our doctors have unparalleled knowledge and experience in diagnosing and treating all types of pancreas and biliary cancers and pancreatic cysts. As gastrointestinal cancer experts sub-specializing in the pancreas, they are specifically trained in and dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Comprehensive

The Massey Pancreas Program offers an integrative approach with a full range of treatment options that support patients' strength and well-being while improving their quality of life through treatment, recovery and survivorship. Additionally, you have access to clinical trials testing new and promising treatments that are only available at National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers like Massey. We also offer comprehensive support services that range from helping minimize symptoms and side effects to helping cope with the cognitive, emotional and psychological effects of cancer.

Collaborative

Cancer care generally requires multiple forms of therapy and various specialized doctors. At Massey, our specialists collaborate in interdisciplinary teams to coordinate all aspects and stages of patient care, and conveniently provide that care in one location. Massey pioneered the region’s multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, which combines the expertise of many doctors. This approach ensures that you will receive the ideal combination and sequence of treatment.

Compassionate

Through respectful, attentive and compassionate care, Massey’s cancer care team builds healing relationships with patients that help reduce suffering and death from cancer.

Customized

Recognizing that each patient is unique and each type of cancer is different, Massey provides treatment strategies and care plans tailored and individualized to you. Additional pancreas patients will have direct access to our nurse navigator who will provide guidance as they move through the health care system.