Kansas City, Kan- Key points from today’s guests:

Jill Shahan, breast cancer survivor

• At a hospital in Missouri, Jill had received a devastating cancer diagnosis.
• She reached out to her friend from college, Jamie, who she hadn’t connected with in a long time.
• Jill reached out to her because she knew she was a breast cancer doctor and wanted to ask her some questions.
• She ultimately went under the care of her friend – Dr. Jamie Wagner, breast surgical oncologist at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
• Jill needed a double mastectomy, radiation, and rounds of chemotherapy.
• She is now cancer-free and was asked to throw out the ceremonial first past at the Kansas City Chiefs game – part of the NFL’s Crucial Catch initiative to keep up with cancer screenings for early detection.
• Jill is so glad she was able to re-connect with her college friend and encourages others to get their regular mammograms.

Dr. Jamie Wagner, breast surgical oncologist and breast program director, The University of Kansas Cancer Center

• I wanted to make sure she was getting the right treatment, and we know what the power of second opinions are – especially at an NCI-designated cancer center.
• At least 43 percent of breast cancer patients who get a second opinion at NCI-designated cancer centers are going to have a change in their diagnosis and treatment plan.
• From a triple negative standpoint, when we look at the prognostic markers, the breast cancer treatment is really tailored toward that personality type so that we can right-size treatment.
• We have a lot of tailored therapies. The great thing is, if you get those right therapies, and even the sequence of the different types of therapies that you need, patient outcomes can be absolutely fantastic.
• Triple negative is an aggressive type of breast cancer, it will progress much more quickly. So, getting the right treatment started was pivotal.
• Jill went through our full multi-disciplinary process, as all our patients do, and we found a lot more disease than had been originally estimated.
• Jill is a survivor. She's fortunately done with treatment and she's doing phenomenally well.
• Talk to your provider about additional supplemental screening, and we want to be the partner in the support for patients getting that right screening.

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