Louisville Magazine

OCT 2013

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Special Advertising Section Breast Cancer Survivor Gets Treatment Close to the Ofce www.facebook.com/teamjulianna Breast Cancer Facts • Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women. • The most proven and signifcant risk factors for getting breast cancer are being female and getting older. • An estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. during 2013. • An estimated 2,240 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in the U.S. during 2013. • An estimated 39,620 women and 410 men will die from breast cancer in the U.S. during 2013. • • 12 In the U.S., a woman has one in eight (12 percent) risk developing breast cancer in her lifetime. One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the U.S. 2013 Breast Health Section • The fve-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 93 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982). • Approximately fve to 10 percent of breast cancers are due to heredity. The majority of women with breast cancer have no known signifcant family history or other known risk factors. • A woman's chance of developing breast cancer increases with age. Approximately 95 percent of all breast cancers occur in women 40 years of age and older. • Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths among women. • The chance of a woman dying of breast cancer is about one in 36 (about three percent). • African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S. When Debbie Krause, 58, frst heard the words "you have breast cancer" on June 4, 2012, she was devastated, worried and scared. But there was a silver lining. She knew without a doubt who to go to for treatment. Debbie has worked in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville for 40 years and works with the most highly regarded surgical oncologists and plastic and reconstructive surgeons in the area. On June 7, Department of Surgery Chairman and UofL Physicians surgical oncologist Dr. Kelly McMasters removed her cancer. Assistant Professor of Surgery and UofL Physicians plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Jarrod Little performed her reconstructive breast surgery in December. "People would ask me why I would want to be treated by people I work with and thought that would be awkward," Krause recalled. "To me, it was a no brainer. Why go to someone else when you can have the best? They had the skill and expertise and treated me with the utmost kindness and understanding." For Drs. McMasters and Little, this level of service is the standard for their practice. Their patients' needs always come frst. And as academic surgeons, they stay at the forefront of breast cancer care and treatment to impart this knowledge on the next generation of surgeons, as well as their patients. Not only do they teach and perform surgery, they regularly lecture and publish scientifc articles to teach others around the globe about their cutting-edge research and best options for surgical treatment of breast cancer. While all of this was important to Krause, it was the way she was treated by both before and after her surgery that really stood out. "Dr. Little took such good care of me. He was gentle, caring, friendly and thorough. He was never in a hurry. He always put me at ease," Krause said. "I am so pleased with the outcome of my reconstructive surgery. He far exceeded my expectations. "And Dr. McMasters was phenomenal," she said. "He was extremely caring and understanding. He had an incredible attention to detail, listened to all my concerns, answered all my questions and was patient and understanding. He was truly amazing. Both of their primary focus was my care." Today, Debbie is back to work as a Senior Program Coordinator in the Department of Surgery. When she is not planning department events, she can be found on the sidelines and in the stands rooting on her beloved Louisville Cardinals at both football and basketball games and enjoying time with her husband of 37 years, Gary, and her 30-year-old daughter, Michelle.

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