FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JUNE 18, 2015 • The Courier sun 9 “People will tell you nobody beats pancreatic cancer. I’m here to tell you they’re wrong.” First Street, Mineola, New York • ..WINTHROP • winthrop.org CCAABBLLEEVVIISSIIOONN CCHH 665522 When Helmut was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in ƒ, he faced a grim prognosis. Because pancreatic cancer is typically advanced by the time it’s discovered, Š‹ percent of patients die within the first year. The five-year survival rate is only six percent. Helmut’s best hope was an operation called the Whipple Procedure. But it involves so many vital organs and takes so much skill that very few surgeons will even attempt it. Winthrop-University Hospital offered Helmut everything he needed. Under the direction of renowned surgeon Dr. John Allendorf, Winthrop has had great success with liver and pancreas disease by using a team approach. Dedicated physicians from multiple specialties work together to provide continuous care from diagnosis to survivorship. Helmut had chemotherapy and radiation to shrink the tumor, then the Whipple Procedure. Today Helmut is back riding his bicycle and walking his dogs – and he’s cancer-free. All thanks to a world-class surgeon, his highly skilled team and Winthrop’s commitment to a better kind of cancer care. To learn more, go to winthrop.org or call --WINTHROP.
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