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#PanCANPurpleStride is taking place at events across the nation on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Join PanCAN at our biggest community event of the year, the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer 👟💜. ➡️ bit.ly/3VXHsD2

Contact our senators and urge them to sign their names in support of dedicated pancreatic cancer research funding. Time is limited. Don’t wait ⏰💜 ! pcan.at/tsygs5

Another opportunity to double our impact, Boston!

Boston! If you raise $500 between now and April 20, you'll be entered to win a $100 gift card to Tavern in the Square. Every dollar brings us closer to a future where pancreatic cancer patients have more time with the people they love. Let's finish strong before #PurpleStride 💜!

Teams Chair, top #PurpleStride fundraiser and @PanCAN Volunteer Advisory Council alumni Jann spoke with Community Engagement Senior Specialist Paula about her personal motivations, fundraising suggestions and hopes for PanCAN PurpleStride 2026👟💜. ➡️ bit.ly/4tq1IvR

Pancreatic cancer survivor, David, says "#PurpleStride is power in motion. It’s community with purpose. Survivors, caregivers, families and allies together. What stands out most is the energy. No pity. Just strength, visibility and collective resolve." ➡️bit.ly/4s4fKlt

Alexandra R. shares, "It’s that time of year again! On April 26th, I will once again be participating in the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s PurpleStride Walk in Boston and raising funds to put an end to this frightening disease! I walk in honor of my Dad, Stephen Hassell. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October of 2022, and I moved in with him immediately to care for him and became his medical proxy. Unfortunately, he lost his brave battle in just 3 short months, and passed away in January of 2023. Your donations keep PanCAN's vital programs available so patients and their families don't have to navigate this journey on their own, and every little bit counts!" Join Alexandra on April 25, or April 26 if you're attending #PanCANPurpleStride Boston, to take steps to end #pancreaticancer. Your community is waiting for you! 👟💜 Visit 🔗 purplestride.org to register today.

The more @PanCAN PurpleStride badges you earn, the bigger impact you make for those affected by pancreatic cancer 💜. Learn more about badges ➡️ bit.ly/4bZlI1b.

Remember, register and raise or self-donate $100+ for @PanCAN PurpleStride Boston by Sunday, April 5, 2026, and you will earn an official 2026 T-shirt mailed to you in April in time for event day. Don't miss out! Raise $100+ and look good for a good cause 👟💜.

Thank you to State Representative Steve Ouellette of Westport for capturing this candid photo of me at today's @ACSCANMA State House Lobby Day! We had a great speaking program on #BiomarkerTesting, #PatientNavigation & #PancreaticCancer legislation! #mapoli @ACSCAN @PanCANBoston @PanCAN @letswinpc

I met today with staffers for my legislators, State Rep. Chris Markey & Sen. Mark Montigny at the Massachusetts State House to discuss #BiomarkerTesting, #PatientNavigation & #PancreaticCancer legislation during @ACSCANMA's annual Lobby Day! I also met with a staffer for Sen. Cindy Friedman, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health Care Financing to discuss S.1484. I tried meeting with the staff of Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Chair of House Ways & Means to talk about H.2432, but they were off-site at a W&M budget hearing. I also had great conversations with Rep. Steve Ouellette, Rep. Carmine Gentile & Sen. Bruce Tarr at the Grand Staircase before/after our speaker program! #mapoli @ACSCAN @PanCANBoston @PanCAN @letswinpc @RepMichlewitz @RonMariano

Today is the 12th anniversary of the death of my dad, Norman Cordeiro of Dartmouth, MA from #PancreaticCancer. Therefore, I emailed @RepMichlewitz & the entire House Committee on Ways & Means to please pass H.2432, An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer! @MassGovernor @PanCANBoston @ACSCANMA @MAHealthHosp @PanCAN @ACSCAN @SeenaMagowitz @letswinpc @NatPancFdn @RonMariano @CarmineLGentile @HannahEKaneMA @Jo_Comerford @MassDems @massgop @BostonGlobe @bostonherald @statehousenews @southcoasttoday @HNNow @WBSM1420 @WSAR1480 @worldpcc @SU2C @worldpancreatic @MassGenBrigham @DanaFarber @umassmemorial @TuftsMedicalCtr @The_BMC @SouthcoastHlth @MedicalHawthorn @BrownUnivHealth @NBC10Boston @wbz @wbznewsradio @WBUR @boston25 @WCVB @7News @FOXProvidence @CoastalABC @NBC10 @wpri12 #maleg #mahouse #masen #Cancer #mapoli

@PanCAN Patient Services Case Manager Trishana Horton offers some suggestions for how to navigate conversations with loved ones who want to help by providing meals for patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 💜🍏. bit.ly/4bxdhLu

Strike while this match is hot! 🔥 Thanks to a $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge made by the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation, donations made to your #PanCANPurpleStride Personal or Team Fundraising Page will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $250, starting today at 9 a.m. PT until the match runs out. 👟💜 DOUBLE the impact for patients with #pancreaticcancer and their families! With donations matched, you’ll create twice the hope and keep resources and information free for those who need it through PanCAN Patient Services. For more information on this opportunity, please visit 🔗 secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServ….

Bringing Purple Power to the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House with @ACSCANMA to support #BiomarkerTesting, #PatientNavigation & #PancreaticCancer (H.2432/S.1484) legislation! @ACSCAN @PanCANBoston @PanCAN @letswinpc @NatPancFdn #mapoli @MassDems @massgop @MassGovernor @RonMariano

@BNCordeiro @MBTA_CR @ACSCANMA @MassDems @massgop @MassGovernor @RonMariano 💜💜💜

I’m in the @MBTA_CR from New Bedford to Boston to rally at the Massachusetts State House with @ACSCANMA for #PancreaticCancer, #BiomarkerTesting & #PatientNavigation legislation! Bringing Purple Power to the Golden Dome! #mapoli @MassDems @massgop @MassGovernor @RonMariano @ACSCAN @PanCANBoston @PanCAN @letswinpc @NatPancFdn @CarmineLGentile @HannahEKaneMA @Jo_Comerford

Join @PanCAN tomorrow for a discussion focused on nutrition and #pancreaticcancer, about common nutritional challenges as well as leading-edge research, new guidance for pancreatic enzyme use, and more 💜🍏. Visit 🔗 pancan.org/nutrition2026 to save your virtual seat!

Cancer Advocates to Rally on Thursday at Massachusetts State House to Push Equity-Focused Legislation indianewengland.com/cancer-advocat… #PancreaticCancer #BiomarkerTesting #PatientNavigation #MACancerLobbyDay #mapoli @MassGovernor @PanCANBoston @ACSCANMA @MAHealthHosp @PanCAN @ACSCAN @SeenaMagowitz @letswinpc @NatPancFdn @RonMariano @RepMichlewitz @CarmineLGentile @HannahEKaneMA @Jo_Comerford @MassDems @massgop @BostonGlobe @bostonherald @statehousenews @southcoasttoday @HNNow @WBSM1420 @WSAR1480 @worldpcc @SU2C @worldpancreatic @MassGenBrigham @DanaFarber @umassmemorial @TuftsMedicalCtr @The_BMC @SouthcoastHlth @MedicalHawthorn @BrownUnivHealth @NBC10Boston @wbz @wbznewsradio @WBUR @boston25 @WCVB @7News @FOXProvidence @CoastalABC @NBC10 @wpri12 #maleg #mahouse #masen #Cancer #CancerCare

Remember, April 5 is the deadline to raise $100+ and receive your T-shirt by event day, or raise $1,000+ to receive your Grand Club sweatshirt by event day on Sunday, April 26, and also to receive full benefits for the Champion Circle Teams Program! purplestride.org/boston

Dietitians Jeannine Mills and Maria Petzel discuss the most common questions from patients about pancreatic enzymes💊➡️ bit.ly/3NpVhJO