November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, so when Connie McCance was diagnosed, you can only imagine she was shocked and scared at the same time.
But, Connie is a fighter, and she said the reason she’s here today is because of the treatment she received at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Connie’s life took an unexpected turn in April 2019 when she began experiencing constant, unexplained burping—a symptom she’d never had before. Finally, the call came—she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
“It was like an unbelievable state because I felt that I lived a healthy life. I ate well, exercised every day,'” said Connie.
Connie’s journey led her to Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she and her doctors created a treatment plan—a plan that gave her hope.
“It’s a phenomenal facility with doctors that aren’t just treating your cancer but they are considering their patient all along the way,” said Connie.Read more here: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/surviving-against-the-odds-a-pewaukee-womans-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer______________________________
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