A determined cancer fundraiser and open water swimmer jumped into Loch Linnhe on her birthday to raise funds for Stand up To Cancer. She is also the manager of Fort William’s Cancer Research UK shop and has raised more than £500 so far and is taking part in memory of her cousin, Laura Barr. “I’ll do everything I can to make the lives of people with cancer better,” she said. Since 2012, Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than £93 million, funding 64 clinical trials and research projects involving more than 13,000 cancer patients. Cancer Research UK spokeswoman for Scotland, Lisa Adams, said: “Thanks to our supporters, our researchers are working tirelessly to help more people with cancer survive.

Source: The Times October 31, 2023 12:31 UTC