according to wwmt
Local family spreads awareness on World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Local family spreads awareness on World Pancreatic Cancer Day
HASTINGS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Thursday is world pancreatic cancer day.Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all major cancers.And tonight, one local family wants to share their story to raise awareness.Pancreatic cancer is the third highest cause of cancer-related death in the United States, but it's one we don't hear a lot about.
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Thursday is World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day
Thursday is World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day
Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. Thursday is named World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day.Other facts about pancreatic cancer include:- it's the only major cancer with a five-year survival rate in the single digits, at just 8%- it's estimated 53,070 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only 11,290 will survive.- 71% of patients die within the first year of diagnosis- around 430 Iowans will die this year- an estimated 418,451 new pancreatic cancer cases will be diagnosed worldwide in 2020On Tuesday, the city of Cedar Rapids joined the local non-profit, the Michael W. Oglesby Foundation, in proclaiming Thursday as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day in Cedar Rapids.The Michael W. Oglesby Foundation works to educate the community about pancreatic cancer, while supporting those impacted and raising funds for early detection research.
by the same token on wbtv
WBTV News supports World Pancreatic Cancer -
WBTV News supports World Pancreatic Cancer -
If you noticed members of the WBTV News team wearing purple on air today, November 17, it was no coincidence.Thursday is World Pancreatic Cancer Day.It's a national effort to bring awareness to a disease that is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is expected to soon be the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
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