Innovative robotic Whipple procedure helps cancer survivor beat the odds again
In February 2024, Mandy Gartrell was diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer. The teacher, wife and mother of two was already a cancer survivor after a breast cancer diagnosis in 2010. So, Mandy and her husband, Brandon, were surprised by her latest diagnosis.
“Hearing you have cancer, it doesn’t matter how many times, is always shocking. We went through a lot of emotions,†she says.
Mandy’s pancreatic cancer symptoms...
