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(44,989 posts)He got surgery but died some time later from complications from it. Pancreatic cancer is hard to beat.
"It was a remarkable achievement and a real testament to the power of Stephensons activism. Johns Hopkins professor of surgery Dr. Charles Yeo says he performed a Whipple proceduresometimes called the Olympics of surgery because of its duration and difficultyfor treatment of Stephensons pancreatic cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Thursday, May 26. The surgeon removed a golf-ball-sized tumor from Stephensons pancreas, according to Johnson. Stephenson came back to Seattle to recover and prepare for his oncology treatment. Says Johnson, He needs chemo and radiation probably."
https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/cancerous-campaign/