Generally, chemotherapy starts around 4 weeks after surgery, depending on the patient’s recovery.
Not all patients need radiotherapy and chemotherapy after pancreatic cancer surgery. Generally speaking, for patients with high risk of recurrence and metastasis, if chemotherapy is needed, it is recommended to start after 4 weeks of surgery, when the wound and the patient’s body have recovered almost, and they are able to withstand the side effects of chemotherapy, but it depends on the specific situation of the patient.
If the wound healing is not very good and the body is still in a weak state, chemotherapy can be delayed appropriately, and then consider chemotherapy treatment after a period of recovery, which generally should not be longer than 2 months.