The Adventures of PanCan Man

Frank Roche
  • 5.0 (28)
  • MEDICINE

Living your life as a superhero when your pancreas is kryptonite

  1. 12/01/2021

    I Made It to Another December

    Something a doctor said in passing to me when I was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer was, "With this kind of thing it's unlikely you'll see December." It was just a statistical reality. But I made it to December 2019. And December 2020. And now...December 2021. And I'm still standing.  I launched this show on December 1, 2019. It's been a long two years. And I'm glad I'm here to give you an update. I kinda look at this date as my re-birthday.

    18 min

  2. 09/08/2021

    The First Cut is the Deepest (but the second one hurts more)

    It's been a while since I made a new episode for The Adventures of PanCan Man. So, here it is. I had another surgery in April 2021, and I've been recovering from that.

    29 min

  3. 01/09/2021

    Issue #13: Yes, Jim, I'm Okay

    I'm NED nine months after having my Whipple surgery by Dr. Truty at Mayo Clinic. I should have given this update in November when I found out. I didn't. My buddy Jim gave me a little kick in the pants to remind me I said I'd let you know. Here you go.

    14 min

  4. 11/09/2020

    Alex Trebek, RBG & Me

    Alex Trebek passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer. It's been a tough one-two punch with RBG and then Alex going away. I have to go back for my assessment seven months after my Whipple next week and I have scanxiety. This didn't help. This is me talking about that.

    10 min

  5. 10/14/2020

    The Whipple

    I had the Whipple Procedure done by Dr. Mark Truty at Mayo Clinic on April 14, 2020. Here's my story in the continuing Adventures of PanCan Man.

    41 min

  6. 02/04/2020

    On the Road: Issue #10

    What happens when PanCan Man and Son of PanCan Man take an epic road trip from the East Coast to Mayo Clinic? They stop in at Niagara Falls, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Notre Dame along the way. And they talk cancer-cancer-cancer. This issue of the show is a conversation with Stephen Roche, Son of PanCan Man, about his experience with having a dad with pancreatic cancer: what he thought, what he observed, and what we all can learn from the pancan trip so far.

    1h 4m

  7. 01/25/2020

    The Zappening: The Adventures of PanCan Man, Issue #9

    Ever wonder what it's like to be zapped in the pancreas under a linear accelerator? Hasn't everyone? With this issue of the show, here's your chance to find out all the details.

    37 min

  8. 01/05/2020

    Issue #8: Caregivers Should Get Their Own Superhero Capes

    Welcome to a very special issue of The Adventures of PanCan Man. I asked my caregiver, my wife Sheryl, to sit down with me and chat about her perspective on these past nine months of me dealing with Stage 3 pancreatic cancer…and her role as a caregiver throughout this time. She really has been the superhero in all of this. Left to my own inclinations…well, I'm lucky that I don't have to be. But I'll say I'm better because she took care of me in my darkest moments…and some of those were really dark. And still she stands.

    52 min
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