She's trying to outrun pancreatic cancer. Breakthrough treatments give her hope 37.1%
KUOW Public Radio - By Yuki Noguchi - 5/12/2026, 9:00 AM
Optimism Bias 22.3% - Appeal to Authority 17.5% - Framing Effect 12.4%
It took six months of doctors probing and repeatedly scanning her abdomen to find the cause of Vicky Stinson's jaundice. By the time a doctor uttered the words "pancreatic cancer," Stinson's disease was at Stage III. A doctor warned her she had "months – not years – to live." "That was really hard," Stinson, a self-proclaimed optimist,... more