New Orleans To Demand Better For Patients At PurpleStride, The Walk To End Pancreatic Cancer
PurpleStride Supports the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's Urgent Mission to Save Lives, Double Survival by 2020
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds will walk to end pancreatic cancer, the world's toughest cancer, at PurpleStride New Orleans on Nov. 5. The community event is hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) New Orleans Affiliate.
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 New Orleans community to join PurpleStride. Funds raised through the event support critical research, clinical initiatives and patient services, including Know Your Tumor®, Precision PromiseSM, Clinical Trial Finder and the Patient Registry.
Laryssa Bonacquisti, Miss Louisiana 2017, lost her grandmother Charlotte Laveron Falls to pancreatic cancer earlier this year. She has made it her personal mission to improve patient outcomes.
"Although she lost her battle against the world's toughest cancer, I am determined to fight for those who continue to face this silent killer," said Bonacquisti. "I created Team Charlotte to honor my grandmother, help raise vital funds for PurpleStride New Orleans and support the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's urgent mission to save lives and double survival by 2020."
PurpleStride New Orleans will take place at City Park at Roosevelt Mall and will be hosted by WWL-TV anchor Natalie Shepherd. The event is supported by national presenting sponsor Celgene, national gold sponsor AbbVie, and gold media sponsor The New Orleans Advocate.
To register, donate or learn more about PurpleStride New Orleans, please visit purplestride.org/neworleans.
To learn more about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and its signature walk PurpleStride, watch the PurpleStride PSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfqCmz_4uY&feature=youtu.be and the organization's PSA. 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 Contact:
Samantha De Castro
Media Relations Chair
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – New Orleans Affiliate
[email protected]; 504-952-4485
Zahra Nealy
Public Relations Specialist
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
[email protected]; 310-706-3532
SOURCE Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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