Terry Fox Run set to raise even more money for cancer research in Canada this weekend [Video]

This weekend, Winnipeggers and people from across Canada will lace up their shoes just as Terry Fox did 44 years ago during his Marathon of Hope.

The Terry Fox Run takes place Sept. 15. It is a late-summertime Canadian staple which has raised millions of dollars for cancer research over the past several decades. Contributions from Canadians have led to innovations in care and collaborations among scientists working to find a cure for the disease.

Money raised through the run helps drive research forward, said Sachin Katyal, a senior scientist at CancerCare Manitoba and an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Manitoba.

He said one of the gaps in cancer care, even still, is research funding which the Terry Fox Foundation helps close.

“The latest and greatest is very expensive,” he said Thursday morning on CTV Morning Live.

He also said that the …