Pancreatic Cancer Patient Stories

Kim Vernick's family at the beach

Kim’s Story

When it comes to cancer treatment, Kim Vernick has seen almost everything. Over the past decade, she has been treated five times for pancreatic and esophageal cancer at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center.

Proton therapy and pancreatic cancer survivor, Bob Manning

Bob's Story

At 64, Bob had pancreatic cancer. The outlook was bleak, but he came to Penn, where he and his team fought it with a personalized treatment plan. Five years later, he's still in remission.