Jennifer LaFemina, MD, surgical oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and assistant professor of surgery at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.

Dr. LaFemina received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Her clinical interests include pancreatic diseases.

According to the American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of having pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 71. Treatment centers that care for a large number of patients with pancreatic cancer, including our Cancer Center of Excellence Pancreas Program, have been proven to have better patient outcomes.

Jennifer LaFemina, MD, surgical oncologist, answers your questions about pancreatic cancer, cancer surgery and more.