Bostonians To Demand Better, End Pancreatic Cancer At PurpleStride On Nov. 5

PurpleStride Supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's Urgent Mission to Save Lives, Double Survival by 2020

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Oct 17, 2017, 06:00 ET

BOSTON, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands will walk to end pancreatic cancer, the world's toughest cancer, at PurpleStride Boston on Nov. 5 at Boston Common - Parkman Bandstand. The community event is hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Boston Affiliate.

PurpleStride events raise critical funds for the mission of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and give local residents the opportunity to help make strides toward a better future. With every dollar raised for PurpleStride, another patient gets vital information and resources; another researcher gets a chance at finding an early detection tool or new treatment option. Help improve patient outcomes by registering today at www.purplestride.org.

The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is just 9 percent. In order to save lives and double survival by 2020, PanCAN urges the Boston community to join PurpleStride. Funds raised through the event support critical research, clinical initiatives and patient services, including Know Your Tumor^®, Precision Promise^SM,Clinical Trial Finder and the Patient Registry.

Michele Wood, media relations chair of the PanCAN Boston Affiliate and member of PanCAN's Volunteer Advisory Council, lost her father to pancreatic cancer. She has made it her personal mission to improve patient outcomes.

"PurpleStride is an important part of what we do as an affiliate. It brings people together who have a shared history with pancreatic cancer, and it provides them with much needed support, resources and most importantly, a sense of hope," said Wood. "Equally important, PurpleStride funds PanCAN's strategic initiatives that will help the organization reach its goal of doubling survival by 2020."

PurpleStride Boston will be hosted by WCVB-TV's Erika Tarantal. The volunteer-led event is supported by national presenting sponsor Celgene; national gold sponsor AbbVie, gold sponsors Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Pancreas and Liver Institute and Berg Health, gold media sponsor WCVB-TV and silver sponsor Michael Mula Memorial Scholarship Fund.

To register, donate or learn more about PurpleStride Boston, please visit purplestride.org/boston.

To learn more about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its signature walk PurpleStride, watch the PurpleStride PSA and the organization's PSA. Follow PanCAN Boston affiliate on Twitter and Facebook. Follow PanCAN on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

About the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is dedicated to fighting the world's toughest cancer. In our urgent mission to save lives, we attack pancreatic cancer on all fronts: research, clinical initiatives, patient services and advocacy. Our effort is amplified by a nationwide network of grassroots support. We are determined to improve patient outcomes today and to double survival by 2020.

Media Contacts:
Michele Wood
Media Relations Chair
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – Boston Affiliate
(978) 836-6376; [email protected]

Zahra Nealy
Public Relations Specialist
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
(310) 706-3532; [email protected]

SOURCE Pancreatic Cancer Action Network