The American Cancer Society estimates that around 64,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and about 50,500 will die of it. Those are the kinds of numbers that the Purple Stride is fighting against.
After a cancer diagnosis, the lucky individuals go into fight mode with the promise of treatment or a cure. That's not the reality for nearly 50,000 Americans who will die this year from pancreatic cancer, according to cancer.org.