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Anniversary of Terry Fox Run to help cancer research on March 2

Leander Paes considers the Terry Fox Run a journey of life. Considered the largest single-day fund-raiser for cancer research in the world, the 10th anniversary of the event in Mumbai will be celebrated on March 2. People come together as individuals, families, schoolchildren and groups to raise money in Terry Fox's name. "Being a former cancer patient (Leander was diagnosed with a parasitic infection in the head and admitted to M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Orlando, in 2003) I feel for his brave effort. We are many miles away from Canada, but I am happy at the efforts put in by the Terry Fox (India) Committee and support group,' said the tennis ace, now looking forward to partnering Aussie Paul Hanley in the Dubai Open next month. Diagnosed with bone cancer at 18, Canadian-born Terry decided to run across the nation to generate funds for cancer research, calling his journey the