RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — November marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting one of the third leading causes of cancer deaths in the U.S. with a notoriously low survival rate. However, a Richmond resident has defied those devastating statistics, after a tough battle a decade ago.
Linda Burchett, who was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer in December 2013, faced overwhelming odds.
“When I was diagnosed, there was a 3% survival rate. The doctor had told my husband, Larry, that I would probably have 4 to 6 months,” Burchett said.
What Burchett initially thought was bad indigestion from lunch one Sunday afternoon quickly escalated into pain…