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Bob's children were just 3 and 5 years old when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Bob says, “I couldn't imagine them growing up without a father.” Over the next few months Bob underwent chemo and radiation treatments to shrink the tumor so that it could be surgically removed. When he met with his oncologist at his local hospital he was told that while the treatments had worked partially he was not operable, and would never become operable. He should go home and get his affairs in order. That's when he came to NewYork-Presbyterian and met with Dr. John Chabot for a second opinion. Dr. Chabot saw a discrepancy in Bob's charts. Even though the other hospital told Bob that he was inoperable Dr. Chabot believed that Bob had enough margins around his tumor to be operated on. Further tests were done and it was determined that Bob could undergo surgery. He was elated. Bob's surgery, though complex, was successful. Now three years later, Bob shows no sign of cancer. Bob tells his story in his book, The Ride of My Life, A Fight to Survive Pancreatic Cancer.