'Inspired by my daughter'.Cancer survivor Debra Slesser was inspired to take part yesterday after losing both parents to the disease, and seeing her sister fight the condition. She was hoping to raise money for medical research after genetic testing Genetic Testing Definition A genetic test examines the genetic information contained inside a person's cells, called DNA, to determine if that person has or will develop a certain disease or could pass a disease to his or her offspring. showed her seven-year-old daughter Jessica may be more at risk of developing the disease. The 38-year-old clinical officer, of Ada Street, South Shields, called her daughter her "inspiration". "The more money we can raise to boost research, the more lives can be saved," she said. Debra, pictured right with Jessica, lost her mother Sheila Rogers to cervical cancer Cervical Cancer Definition Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. when she was aged just nine, and six years ago Her father George, a labourer, died aged 65 of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . Her sister Pamela Lea, 45, of Leighton Street, South Shields, was diagnosed with breast cancer nine years ago, but after treatment is in remission. And Debra was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy. |
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