The organization wants to double that number by 2020.Īhead of its biggest event the year on June 25 at Camp Mabry, volunteers, many affected by pancreatic cancer are raising awareness. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network says only 9 percent of pancreatic cancer patients live more than five years. “My mom was so excited to be a grandma and she was the world’s best grandma." She also lost her mother to pancreatic cancer. He has connected with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.Īnne Grigg is the co-chair of the group’s Austin affiliate. “It takes a tremendous toll on your family, resources, stress obviously."īut Goldberg is not walking the path to doubling the survival rates alone. ![]() "The timeline isn’t very long and that can be really drastic, in terms of emotionally figuring out how that’s going to work with your family and planning at the same time, trying to save a loved one,” he said. It is also the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The disease carries one of the lowest five-year survival rates, in the single digits. Goldberg lost him to pancreatic cancer in October. "Chicagoan through and through, but loved coming to Austin." We used to bring the dog down and we go around the trails all the time," Goldberg said. ![]() "Oh yeah, we usually come here all the time, he loved walking the trails. It definitely was for 26-year-old Austin Goldberg and his father, Jerry. AUSTIN, Texas - When relatives comes to visit Austin, Lady Bird Lake is a must-see place.
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