In his video interview with Medical Channel Asia, A/Prof Bonney explains the warning signs of pancreatic cancer, why treatment remains challenging, and how his work with NUS researchers could help open new possibilities.
Pancreatic cancer can develop quietly, but its ability to go unnoticed is only part of what makes it so difficult to treat. Even after diagnosis, the tumour has defences that can stand in the way.
“The remaining part of the tumour is actually almost like a shield,” explains A/Prof Glenn Bonney, an academic surgeon specialising in Hepatobiliary (HPB), Pancreatic, and Transplant Surgery. He is a Senior Consultant at PanAsia Surgery Group and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The tissue surrounding the cancer cells can hinder treatment and make it harder for the immune system to attack. Overcoming those defences requires more than finding the tumour.
