Press Release - PurpleLight 2014: vigil for pancreatic cancer awareness

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PURPLE LIGHTS TELL A STORY OF HOPE AT PURPLELIGHT ATLANTA
Atlanta,GA – The AtlantaAffiliateof the PancreaticCancerActionNetworkwillusherinNational
PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonthinNovemberatitsannual PurpleLightvigil onSunday,October26
at 6 p.m.at AtlantaMetropolitanCollege,1630 MetropolitanPkwySW,Atlanta. The eventisagathering
of survivors,families,andfriendsof those affectedbypancreaticcancer,formingacommunityof hope
as theyilluminatepurpleglowstickstohonorsurvivorsandrememberthose whohave foughtthe
disease.
More than 80 communitiesacrossthe nationhostPurpleLightevents,helpingtobringyear-round
awarenessof the goal of doublingpancreaticcancersurvival by2020. Pancreaticcancer isthe deadliest
of the majorcancers, witha five-yearrelative survival rate of just6% (73% of those diagnoseddie within
a year of diagnosis).There are nostandardearlydetectiontoolsandonlyminimallyeffective
treatments. The disease isexpectedtomove fromthe fourthtothe secondleadingcause of cancer-
relateddeathinthe U.S. by2020.
The eventisfree of charge andis opento the public;free parkingisavailable onsite. Toregister, please
visitpancan.org/purplelight/atlanta_landing.html.
Contact: JenaUmfress, PancreaticCancerActionNetwork:310-706-3345, jumfress@pancan.org orTom
Rybski, PurpleLightAtlantaCoordinator,901-581-7854,thomasrybski@gmail.com.
To learnmore about the PancreaticCancerActionNetworkandthe AtlantaAffiliate,visit pancan.org
Followus:facebook.com/PanCAN.Atlanta
The PancreaticCancerAction Networkisthe nationalorganization creating hopein a comprehensive
way through research,patientsupport,community outreach and advocacy for a cure.
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