{"id":18676,"date":"2018-10-01T08:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=18676"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:15:09","slug":"celebrating-cancer-recovery-with-world-victory-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/celebrating-cancer-recovery-with-world-victory-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating breast cancer recovery with &#8216;world victory tour&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_18682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18682\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy.webp\" alt=\"A woman wearing white does a yoga pose in front of the Taj Mahal in India.\" width=\"640\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy.webp 1003w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy-768x766.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180418\/Louisa-at-the-Taj-copy-200x199.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisa Drouet does a yog pose at the Taj Mahal in India during her &#8220;world victory tour&#8221; to celebrate her recovery from breast cancer. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Young and healthy, Louisa Drouet never expected she\u2019d have to deal with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>But, when she faced an aggressive form of the disease at just 46, she refused to let it defeat her.<\/p>\n<p>And now that she\u2019s months out from her last chemotherapy and radiation treatments in May and June, the travel and yoga buff is feeding her soul with a trip she\u2019s jokingly calling her \u201cWorld Victory Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drouet is seeing friends who supported her in far-flung places from Seoul to Shanghai, Mumbai and Paris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iqwei5245ZA?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=dark&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to go through breast cancer, you might as well have some fun stuff afterwards,\u201d Drouet said. \u201cThere is a ginormous world out there and I\u2019ve never been one to sit still. I\u2019m so excited. I get to meet all these new people and do this trip because I\u2019m alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with seeing amazing places, Drouet looks forward to striking some unique yoga poses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI picture myself doing yoga moves in front of the Taj Mahal,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe that no matter how bad things get, there\u2019s always, always good that can come from it. Some people look at their experiences as a glass that\u2019s half empty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look at mine as overflowing,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<p>Once Drouet returns from her trip this fall, the former broadcast journalist, who now owns a marketing business in Durango, plans to start a motivational clothing brand and speaking business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be able to give back and help as many women as I can. Every single breast cancer story has its own dynamics. We\u2019re all terrified and think, \u2018what the heck has happened?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018Hardest thing I\u2019ve done in my life\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Drouet has been through some major challenges in her life, including abuse that she speaks about publicly to support other survivors. Then came her cancer diagnosis. She found the golf-ball sized tumor in her left breast last November and got surgery quickly. She then had to face chemotherapy treatment that she dreaded even though she knew it was essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done in my life,\u201d said Drouet, who has run marathons and endured months of rehab after blowing out her ACL on the ski slopes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18683\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized.webp\" alt=\"Louisa Drouet does a yoga pose in front of a motorcycle in Seoul South Korea.\" width=\"640\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized.webp 998w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized-768x770.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28180423\/Louisa-with-motorcycle-sized-200x200.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisa Drouet grins as she poses with a motorcycle in Seoul, South Korea. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In spite of the physical and mental challenges of chemotherapy and wearing icy caps that cooled her head to minus 38 Celsius so she could keep most of her hair\u00ad, Drouet adores her team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-diane-o-connor-thompson-breast-center-anschutz\/\">UCHealth Diane O\u2019Connor Thompson Breast Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finding a dedicated young women\u2019s breast cancer center<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Drouet found the lump in her breast back on Nov. 30. She was going to sleep when her hand brushed across her left breast and she felt what she instantly knew was a tumor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sat up and the room spun and then came to a hard stop,\u201d she said. \u201cI immediately knew what it was, but you\u2019re in a state of shock and denial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She received instant support that night from her partner, Jake, and a friend whom she texted. The next day, Drouet sought help from her primary care doctor and a breast center at the hospital in Durango. She consulted with a general surgeon there, but was concerned when she learned that he only does about a dozen breast cancer surgeries a year.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested that she should get a double mastectomy, which led her to consider getting treatment elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18684\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized.webp\" alt=\"Breast cancer survivor Louisa Drouet does a yoga pose in front of a temple in Asia.\" width=\"640\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized.webp 1056w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized-300x284.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized-1024x970.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized-768x727.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized-150x142.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181449\/Louisa-best-temple-shot-sized-200x189.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisa Drouet stretches at a temple in Narita, Japan. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drouet\u2019s sister helped her find a team of pros at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-university-of-colorado-hospital-uch\/\">UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/elena-shagisultanova-md-phd-hematology-and-oncology\/\">Dr. Elena Shagisultanova<\/a>, Dr. Nicole Kounalakis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/rachel-rabinovitch-md-radiation-oncology\/\">Dr. Rachel Rabinovitch<\/a>. These doctors are part of the hospital\u2019s dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-diane-o-connor-thompson-breast-center-anschutz\/\">Young Women\u2019s Breast Cancer Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s rare for cancer centers to have special programs for women coping with breast cancer when they\u2019re in their 40s or younger. Young women <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/bring-your-brave\/breast-cancer-in-young-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comprise only about 11 percent of new cancer diagnoses each year<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because most women with breast cancer are in their 60s or 70s, young women can feel isolated and even more frightened when they receive a breast cancer diagnosis. Only a handful of academic medical centers around the country have a dedicated young women\u2019s breast cancer center like the one at UCHealth.<\/p>\n<p>When Drouet met with her team, she immediately found sensitive, compassionate doctors and caregivers who acted fast to provide treatment tailored to Drouet\u2019s unique situation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018Am I going to die?\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Back in Durango, Drouet remembers shaking as ultrasounds confirmed that the suspicious lump in her breast was probably cancerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I going to die?\u201d she asked her technician.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16216\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16216\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized.webp\" alt=\"Louisa Drouet poses with supporters on the last day of chemo. She is wearing a big blue cap. It's called a cold cap and it helps women keep their hair. She's holding a sign that says &quot;Last chemo&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized.webp 1151w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized-300x261.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized-1024x890.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized-768x667.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized-150x130.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01033653\/Louisa-done-with-cancer-photo-sized-200x174.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisa Drouet celebrated her final chemotherapy treatment with supporters and a sign. She used an icy cold cap during cheotherapy to try to keep as much of her hair as possible. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo, you\u2019re not,\u201d the woman told her.<\/p>\n<p>Drouet now knows that it\u2019s typical for women \u2014 especially young women \u00ad\u00ad\u2014 to be terrified when they first get a cancer diagnosis. Then some go into shock and feel completely lost with no idea of what to do next.<\/p>\n<p>Drouet felt that way at first. That\u2019s when her sister jumped into action, began researching online and found the Diane O\u2019Connor Thompson Center.<\/p>\n<p>From Drouet\u2019s first phone call with nurse navigator Brandi Welker at the center, she knew she had found the right team. The nurse was knowledgeable and caring and arranged for her to come in for her first appointment within days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started crying. I thought, \u2018I\u2019m finally talking to people who know what they\u2019re doing,\u2019\u201d Drouet said. \u201cThey were going to take care of me and be kind to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Breast cancer more aggressive in young women<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Breast cancer in young women typically is more aggressive and thus more dangerous than cancer in older women.<\/p>\n<p>In Drouet\u2019s case, her tumor showed signs that it was growing fast and beginning to spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had an over-achieving tumor,\u201d Drouet said, illustrating her wry sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors also found evidence that her cancer had begun spreading to her lymph nodes, which meant she would need chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16224\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16224\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043238\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.26.32-AM.webp\" alt=\"Headshot of Dr. Nicole Kounalakis.\" width=\"216\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043238\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.26.32-AM.webp 216w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043238\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.26.32-AM-113x150.webp 113w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043238\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.26.32-AM-200x266.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Nicole Kounalakis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While surgery didn\u2019t scare Drouet, the thought of losing her hair and feeling terrible during chemotherapy caused her significant angst. So she opted to go through surgery first. Back in Durango, the general surgeon had recommended removing both of Drouet\u2019s breasts. But, her UCHealth surgeon, Dr. Kounalakis, opted for a more conservative treatment that she felt would provide just as much protection against a recurrence: a lumpectomy on the affected breast only. By doing the lumpectomy, Kounalakis was able to save Drouet\u2019s entire right breast and part of her left breast, including her nipple.<\/p>\n<p>Drouet decided to enjoy the holidays, then scheduled her surgery following New Year\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery went well. Drouet described it as \u201ca cakewalk,\u201d easier than an earlier knee surgery. Unfortunately, pathologists did confirm that the cancer had spread to Drouet\u2019s lymph nodes, which meant she definitely had to have chemotherapy to increase her chances for cure. Fortunately, Drouet had found her cancer relatively early, and it did not spread any further. The goal of chemotherapy in her case was to prevent cancer from coming back and to kill isolated cancer cells that could have been hiding in the lymphatic vessels or possibly elsewhere in the body.<\/p>\n<p>The next challenge began when Drouet faced her biggest fear.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The toughest part: chemotherapy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI know it should not be my first concern, but I simply did not want to lose my hair,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<p>She had spent years as a television anchor and reporter. (Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rNB4_Fr6wt0\">here<\/a> to see some of Drouet\u2019s news clips and click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/cancer-victory-thanks-to-young-womens-breast-cancer-center\/\">here<\/a> to see a previous story about Drouet.) She loved her hair. And she\u2019s a runner and yoga buff, who loves feeling and looking healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to lose my hair, eyelashes and eyebrows. I didn\u2019t want to shave my head. I didn\u2019t want people to think I was sick but I wanted to live,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16225\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16225\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043240\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.24.48-AM.webp\" alt=\"Head shot of Dr. Elena Shagisultanova.\" width=\"218\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043240\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.24.48-AM.webp 218w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043240\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.24.48-AM-121x150.webp 121w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/01043240\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-10.24.48-AM-200x248.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Elena Shagisultanova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her hematology and oncology specialist, Dr. Shagisultanova, understood and honored Drouet\u2019s desire to keep looking and feeling like herself as much as possible during the chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many women, it\u2019s devastating to look different. Hair loss provides such a negative impact on self-confidence and overall sense of well-being. We think keeping your hair significantly improves the experience of chemotherapy,\u201d Shagisultanova said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreast cancer patients have enough on their plates already without losing their hair. We always support cooling therapies,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Drouet opted for a cold cap called a <a href=\"https:\/\/penguincoldcaps.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penguin<\/a>. Using it was tough, but icy treatments coinciding with chemotherapy helped her keep her hair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe looked as if she had not been on chemotherapy,\u201d Shagisultanova said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Young women\u2019s cancer: \u2018the stakes are high\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shagisultanova prides herself on listening closely to each patient and working with her team to design custom, individualized treatment plans. She\u2019s hands-on and gets to know each patient. Since Drouet was new to University of Colorado Hospital and Shagisultanova wanted to be sure she could find the infusion center for her first chemotherapy treatment, she followed along to give a warm handoff.<\/p>\n<p>She instructs all her patients to call her Dr. Nova since her name is long and tough to pronounce. She uses both proven, traditional treatments and the newest clinical trials to get the best possible outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to give them the best possible chances that the cancer will never come back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>And with young women, the team offers care suited to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur program is fairly unique,\u201d Shagisultanova said. \u201cIn young women, the stakes are high. They have a higher risk of disease recurrence (meaning that cancer comes back). We want to do everything medically possible to keep them cancer-free, so they\u2019ll have years and years of life ahead of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18686\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens.webp\" alt=\"Breasst cancer survivor Louisa Drouet does a vertical yoga pose with gardens in the background.\" width=\"640\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens.webp 901w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens-270x300.webp 270w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens-768x852.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens-135x150.webp 135w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28190232\/Louisa-vertical-yoga-pose-at-Hudson-Gardens-200x222.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisa Drouet celebrates her breast cancer recovery at the Hudson Gardens in Littleton. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once breast cancer begins spreading to lymph nodes, it\u2019s a clear sign that the cancer is aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lymph nodes are full of immune cells called lymphocytes that are supposed to recognize and kill the cancer cells,\u201d Shagisultanova. \u201cIf cancer cells can survive and grow in the lymph nodes, it tells us that the cancer is capable of spreading further and overcoming the body\u2019s defenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For cases like this, chemotherapy can reduce the chances of a cancer recurrence approximately by half, Shagisultanova said.<\/p>\n<p>Since the chemotherapy was essential, Shagisultanova did her best to decrease Drouet\u2019s stress and help her get through the treatments as painlessly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is to give full doses of chemotherapy and stay on schedule to maximize the chances for cure. So I will support the patient as much as necessary to complete the program,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Goal for young women, and all others: keeping cancer away forever<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the newest discoveries is that it\u2019s great to keep exercising during chemotherapy, Shagisultanova said.<\/p>\n<p>Infusions typically make people feel exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a chemical-induced fatigue,\u201d Shagisultanova said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18703\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18703\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized.webp\" alt=\"Louisa Drouet poses in Paris with the Eiffel Tour behind her. She is celebrating her breast cancer recovery with a &quot;world victory tour.&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized.webp 998w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized-768x770.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/10\/01081458\/Louisa-Drouet-in-Paris-sized-200x200.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During her &#8220;world victory tour,&#8221; Louisa Drouet made a stop in Paris. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But sleep doesn\u2019t really help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very counterintuitive, but walking and moving helps more than rest,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Drouet took her doctor\u2019s advice and did her best to push herself out the door, even for simple walks.<\/p>\n<p>In all, Drouet endured eight chemotherapy treatments spread out every other week over 16 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Shagisultanova said Drouet is doing great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am optimistic. No oncologist can guarantee a 100 percent cure. But we are striving to give people a very good chance of being cured: in the range of 90 percent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A new niche helping other women<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During a recent checkup, Drouet received a clean bill of health.<\/p>\n<p>She knows she went through a tremendously taxing experience, so it will take her body and mind more time to recover fully.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest relief now is that she no longer feels the overwhelming fear that gripped her a year ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18685\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized.webp\" alt=\"Louisa Drouet poses with a white fence, a yellow bike and other yellow items in a photo from India.\" width=\"640\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized.webp 1006w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized-768x763.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/28181455\/Louisa-with-yellow-bikes-in-India-sized-200x199.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Posing with a yellow bike in Jaipur, India. Photo courtesy of Louisa Drouet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy stress level has gone way down,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<p>Counseling others with cancer has become a great way for Drouet to recover herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019m such a highly sensitive person and so emotional, I can relate to a lot of people who have various reactions to being diagnosed,\u201d Drouet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey see me as an inspiration and someone who is not afraid to talk about women and breast cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have found a niche to help women move through this. I feel so lucky,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>During her cancer journey, there were certainly times when Drouet wanted to give up or hide in bed with her beloved dog, Bella.<\/p>\n<p>But she forced herself to gather her strength and get up and fight.<\/p>\n<p>In so doing, she\u2019s found entirely new aspects of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, nobody wants to get cancer. But, if you\u2019re going to get any life-threatening illness, you need to find the bright light in it. I don\u2019t regret this happening. I wouldn\u2019t purposely choose it. But, if I can find an inspiring path, through which I can help others, then, in a way, this has been a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young and healthy, Louisa Drouet never expected she\u2019d have to deal with breast cancer. But, when she faced an aggressive form of the disease at just 46, she refused to let it defeat her. 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