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Who was Terry Fox?
- A Canadian scientist who discovered insulin
- A young cancer patient who attempted to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research, becoming a national hero
- A Canadian athlete who won multiple Olympic gold medals
- A famous Canadian hockey player
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Terry Fox was a young man from British Columbia who lost his right leg to cancer at 18 and set out in 1980 to run across Canada in his 'Marathon of Hope' to raise money for cancer research. He ran 5,373 kilometres before the cancer spread to his lungs, forcing him to stop. Fox died in 1981, but his run inspired millions and the annual Terry Fox Run continues in his honour.