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Article updated: 10/27/2012 6:33 PM

St. Charles woman makes pancreatic cancer awareness her mission

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Judy Sarvas has devoted her life to increasing awareness of pancreatic cancer since it has devastated her family. She will be putting up displays at the St. Charles Municipal Center next month as part of the awareness campaign.

Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer

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Judy Sarvas watched pancreatic cancer devastate her family — and then discovered the disease was making an attempt at her life. The 58-year-old St. Charles woman has seen her family ravaged at an astonishing rate. Now she's made it her life's mission to raise awareness of the disease and its low survival rate while also raising money to fight it.
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