Terrance Stanley Terry Fox, CC July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981 was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a crossCanada run to raise money for cancer research, which Fox ran with one prosthetic leg. He is considered one of Canadas greatest heroes and is celebrated internationally every September as people participate in the Terry Fox Run, the worlds largest oneday fundraiser for cancer research.

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