Help Leigh raise money

Running for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

Over the past couple of months, I’ve walked alongside my father as he’s gone through investigations and treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Thankfully, in his case, the cancer was caught at an early stage, and he was able to undergo successful surgery to resect the tumour.

We know how fortunate we are.

Unfortunately, many families facing pancreatic cancer don’t have that same outcome. Too often, pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at a later stage, when treatment options are more limited.

That’s why I’ve chosen Pancreatic Cancer North America as my fundraising charity for the upcoming Constantine Yorkville 5K.

Our goal is to raise $2,500 for Pancreatic Cancer North America.

Pancreatic cancer has long been considered a rare type of cancer, but one of the hardest to treat. Thanks to advances in medicine, early treatments and targeted therapies the 5 year survival rate has increased to 13% in North America as compared with 2-3% a few decades ago. 

It often is not caught until it has metastasized (spread to other organs), making treatment much more difficult. 

While advancements are slow, organizations like Pancreatic Cancer North America are working towards more targeted therapies, earlier detection and ultimately better patient outcomes. 

This foundation is dedicated towards improving early detection and moving from sympathy to survival. As this cancer is often caught in the late stages, they fund research for early detection when the cancer is still resectable to help improve survival rates. 

A Personal Challenge For an Amazing Cause

I'm excited to participate in the Constantine Yorkville 5K race, and I'm also setting a personal goal!

My current 5K personal best is 19:55, and I'm going to challenge myself to run a new personal best on race day. It will be a mental and physical challenge, but one that I'm excited to take on for a cause that has become very personal to me.

I’m so grateful to combine my passion for gastroenterology, health and fitness while also supporting a great cause!

How You Can Support the Cause

Every donation helps support the work being done by Pancreatic Cancer North America to fund research for early detection as well as resources for patients and caregivers. 

Our goal is $2,500. Every contribution helps! 

🛍️ Shop & Support

I'm also offering 10% off the GutFit Nutrition Resource Suite from September 1–3.  Plus, 50% of all September sales will be donated to Pancreatic Cancer North America. 💜

Shop menu plans and mini-courses for IBS, gut health, nutrition, and fitness - while supporting a great cause.

Use code PANCREAS10 for 10% off.

SHOP THE GUTFIT NUTRITION RESOURCE SUITE →

Can you share with at least one friend? Please do! Sharing this post with friends, family, or anyone who may benefit from learning more about pancreatic health is another great way to support our fundraising efforts! 

Thank You for Supporting the Cause

This event is personal for me, and I’m excited to turn my passion for gut health and fitness into awareness for an important cause!

Whether you share this campaign, donate, shop and/or cheer from the sidelines - thank you so much for your support. 

And if you'd like to follow along as I train for race day and work toward that sub-19:55 5K, you can find me here:

YouTube — GutFit Nutrition

GutFit Nutrition Podcast

Instagram — @leighmerotto_rd

Questions? Email me at leigh@leighmerotto.com.