PanCAN Purple Stride raises over $160k to battle pancreatic cancer
Participants in the PanCAN Purple Stride walk this morning raised over $160,000, beating their goal. The money will help local individuals affected by pancreatic cancer.
Some of the funding will be used to offer free and personalized support through PanCAN patient services, provide molecular testing and personalized treatment recommendations for free through PanCAN's Know Your Tumor, support research for new treatments and early detection methods, and create hope around a disease with a five-year survival rate of 13%.
Top fundraisers and teams were also recognized on the event day. Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Rob Fowler emceed this year's event.
'PurpleStride is an amazing day where survivors, families, caregivers, friends, physicians, and researchers celebrate people currently affected, honor those we've lost, and take steps to end pancreatic cancer. Honored to be to be the emcee again this year!' he said.
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