Rush to Crush Cancer kicks off with a walk of cancer survivors and supporters WPXI [Video]

PITTSBURGH — The second annual Rush to Crush Cancer event kicked off in Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Although it’s a fairly new event, it’s drawing hundreds of people together on the North Shore. Organizers said they nearly doubled the number of participants this year compared to last year’s inaugural event.

Cancer survivors and supporters gathered at Stage AE for an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. before the walk began to help fight against cancer.

With each step, cancer survivors, their families and caregivers celebrated their journey as crowds came outside the bars and restaurants and gathered on the sidewalks to cheer.

More than 600 people took part in the PNC Mile to Crush Cancer. Participants made their way through Pittsburgh’s streets on the North Shore during the one-mile walk.

Breast cancer survivor Terri Britton said she wouldn’t have gotten through her battle without her family and a ministry support group.

“I …