Some people beat cancer. And some people beat it with a stick.
Barb Gagnon, a four-time cancer survivor, feels she害羞草研究所檚 been given an 害羞草研究所渋ncredible gift害羞草研究所� and it害羞草研究所檚 her responsibility to give back.
The Princeton woman, along with a team mate, has raised approximately $100,000 for cancer research and support through events like The Terry Fox Run and The Weekend to Beat Breast Cancer.
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Gagnon lost two sisters to cancer - in fact all three women fought cancer at the same time - and her brother is a cancer survivor.
She has been treated for kidney cancer, skin cancer, and breast cancer twice.
Three years ago she managed to organize the town害羞草研究所檚 Terry Fox Run while recovering from a mastectomy, and attended the event just out of hospital, attached to various tubes and machines.
Next week Gagnon will travel to Abbotsford to participate in a cancer heredity study.
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She was part of a similar study nearly 20 years ago.
害羞草研究所淭hey have made so many strides with the study that they want to open it up again. I害羞草研究所檒l be going to the cancer clinic with my great niece who just went through cancer surgery. Her brother is in England and he just went through surgery for a very rare form of cancer they can害羞草研究所檛 treat in Canada.害羞草研究所�
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