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Pancreatic Cancer Victims Have Voice through PurpleStride Atlanta
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network hosts awareness event at Centennial Olympic Park, Saturday, Nov. 19.
If any good comes from the passing of Steve Jobs earlier this fall metro Atlanta resident, Kelly Smith, hopes it's the awareness it will bring about pancreatic cancer. Smith lost her own mother to the disease last year - just eight days after her pancreatic tumor was found. The devastating loss has made Smith a vocal advocate for raising awareness and, hopefully, pancreatic cancer prevention. "I volunteer because she no longer has a voice," Smith said. "More public awareness of this disease will lead to increased funding for research which, in the end, will lead to a cure." A lack of pre-screening methods or effective treatment options have made pancreatic cancer the fouth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Here are some more key …
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