Vicky Titcomb
ON THE RECORD · 13 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I have benefited from enormous advancements in cancer treatment. People kept telling me that 10 years ago it would have been a different story,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb reflected on how advancements in cancer treatment benefited her compared to a decade ago.
“That's the way I visualized it.”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb described how she visualized the goal of chemotherapy and radiation to shrink her pancreatic tumor.
“I was sure that Dr. Clancy chose me for that day because he felt positive about the outcome, because you don't want somebody to do badly on World Pancreatic Cancer Day,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb joked about why she believed her robotic Whipple surgery was scheduled on World Pancreatic Cancer Day.
“I shut it out pretty much completely, because it was too much to take in.”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb explained why she chose not to research her pancreatic cancer diagnosis after it was confirmed.
“I was told the size of the (pancreatic) cancer was about the size of a grape. The goal, to me, was trying to make this cancer a raisin,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb described how she visualized the goal of chemotherapy and radiation to shrink her pancreatic tumor.
“There are advances being made that people who've worked a lifetime on pancreatic cancer have never seen. I feel so lucky. The luck trumps all.”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb reflected on the advances in pancreatic cancer treatment and how fortunate she felt.
“I felt like my life just switched in that moment,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb reacted to receiving the news from her internist that an abnormality on her pancreas was found during a routine heart scan.
“If I had not had that scan when I did, the outcome would have been bad,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb reflected on how the routine heart scan caught her pancreatic cancer early enough for treatment.
“The luck trumps all”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb reflected on how lucky she felt after benefiting from advancements in cancer treatment.
“There was a lot going on,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb described her approach to coping with multiple rounds of treatment after her surgery.
“It was a very weird feeling.”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb described her emotional reaction to learning she likely had pancreatic cancer.
“I saw some terrible, terrible information about it,”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb explained why she chose not to research her pancreatic cancer diagnosis after it was confirmed.
“I just tried to cope with the day-to-day.”
Vicky Titcomb · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Titcomb described her approach to coping with multiple rounds of treatment after her surgery.