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Terry Fox had osteosarcoma (cancer) in his right knee that caused it to be amputated.
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.
Terry Fox recieved his prosthetic leg some time in March or April of 1977, and died on June 28, 1981, at the age of 22.
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Terry Fox was a Canadian. Known as the inspiration of the Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox died from cancer.