2024 PanCAN PurpleStride Houston: Help fight pancreatic cancer at charity walk on April 27 [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There is power in numbers, especially when thousands of Houstonians stand together against the world’s deadliest cancer.

For the third consecutive year, the American Cancer Society reports the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has climbed, increasing from 12% to 13% in the last year.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network said the new milestone wouldn’t be possible without the Bayou City, increasing the urgency of its 2024 PurpleStride Houston walk on Saturday, April 27.

“It provides a certain sense of comfort because you realize you’re not alone,” J.R. White said. “This is a community of people trying to move this mountain together.”

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