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Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer)
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Yes, because he had cancer in his leg. But even with the cancer he ran a marathon across Canada, but before he could finnish the cancer spread to his lungs and he died.
Terry Fox's major events include being diagnosed with cancer at age 18, having his right leg amputated due to the disease, and his Marathon of Hope in 1980 where he ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry Fox passed away in 1981 at the age of 22, but his legacy continues through the annual Terry Fox Run.
Terry Fox had cancer called Osteogenic Sarcoma, which spread to his lungs.
well obviously that's why he started to run
Terry Fox stopped running outside of Thunder Bay when the cancer spread to his lungs
Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete that helped raise money for cancer research.https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/terry-fox-0?gclid=Cj0KCQjwn6DMBRC0ARIsAHZtCePMjfAbijkpFyT1AsTTjYcadaCYpfLsCZa4hHJ5s9pxKq8dxk_o6wIaAvW3EALw_wcB
Terry Fox was a Canadian. Known as the inspiration of the Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox died from cancer.