Hope grows for pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer survivor Annette Wiggins is organzing a gospel concert at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Olive Branch in September to raise awareness of the disease. “It’s a blessing and a privilege to be able to share with people my experience with pancreatic cancer and to help ease minds.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Pancreatic cancer affects Black Americans at a rate higher than that of any other population.
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pancreatic cancer Baptist Cancer Center Kosten Foundation Dr. Stephen Behrman Annette Wiggins Herb KostenAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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