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More than 6,000 people took part in Glasgow's Race For Life. Volunteers who completed the charity run raised over £750,000, which will enable scientists to find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Dressed in pink or fancy dresses, the crowd started from Glasgow Green, where guest of honour Laura Eggo addressed the crowd.

The East Kilbride mum was diagnosed with breast cancer just months before her 40th birthday and is now in remission. She said: “We all have a reason to Race for Life. “For me it’s a chance to say thank you, to raise money to help people tackling cancer right now.



"Finding out I have the faulty BRCA1 gene was a shock. I will be looking at more surgery in the future but that news has made me even more determined to do what I can to support the discovery of more treatments and cures for my daughter’s generation.” She and her her husband, Brian ran the 10k to support the life-saving research.

Laura added: "In the space of just a few months, I went from the joy of celebrating the birth of our daughter with all the special people in my life to hours in a hospital ward. “Cancer was one of the toughest things I’ve ever gone through and there were frightening moments. "Life changes in a second when you’re told you have cancer.

It was really weird. I wasn’t prepared for it. I spent my 40th birthday preparing for chemotherapy treatment.

“It’s vital to raise awareness so women know that if they find a lump in their breast during breastf.

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