Institute Unveils ‘Team Canada of Cancer Research’ at Spot Where Fox Began Run

Institute Unveils ‘Team Canada of Cancer Research’ at Spot Where Fox Began Run
Runner Terry Fox continues his Marathon of Hope run across Canada, in 1980. The Canadian Press
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ST. JOHN‘S, N.L.—It is being touted as the “Team Canada of cancer research.’’

Exactly 39 years after Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in St. John’s harbour to begin his Marathon of Hope, the research institute that bears his name launched a new, national network that—for the first time—brings together Canada’s leading cancer hospitals and research universities.