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RACE for Life in Southampton is the largest single event of its kind in the country.

On Sunday July 13, thousands of women will gather to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

It will be a day of high emotion - loved ones remembered and survivors celebrated coming through the disease. There will be great sadness at the loss of so many and immense joy at what can be achieved when people unite for a common cause.

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Click here for some of the pictures from the 2008 Southampton Race for Life

What goes on in the labs?
4:32pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
MANY of the cancer treatments used in Britain's hospitals come from work at the Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre in Southampton. But what goes on in the laboratories and how are the seemingly abstract discoveries turned into treatments for people with cancer?

Thousands complete Southampton's Race for LifeThousands complete Southampton's Race for Life
9:23am Mon 14 Jul 08
PINK paper messages on the runners' backs said it all - the moving tributes to those whose lives have been claimed by cancer and the celebrations of those who have triumphed over the disease.
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I’M TESTING NEW CANCER DRUGSI’M TESTING NEW CANCER DRUGS
4:32pm Sat 12 Jul 08
RETIRED engineer Brian Cramp is a medical pioneer.

Racing to make a differenceRacing to make a difference
4:31pm Sat 12 Jul 08
Ever wondered how your Race for Life money is used? On the eve of the Southampton race PAULA THOMPSON talks to the city scientist at the forefront of cancer research to find out.

Three-year-old girl joins family for Race for LifeThree-year-old girl joins family for Race for Life
5:06am Thu 10 Jul 08
AT just three years old, little Ellie Maddox is one of the youngest participants in this Sunday's Race for Life.
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Fiery foursome who will be racing to save livesFiery foursome who will be racing to save lives
10:33am Tue 8 Jul 08
THESE firefighters will be doing what they do best this Sunday - saving lives. But they will not be fighting any fires. Instead they are running 5km to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
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Pom-pom hunks to cheer Race For Life ladiesPom-pom hunks to cheer Race For Life ladies
7:20am Fri 4 Jul 08
Unexpected treat in store for girls in Race For Life
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Serenity Spa crew countdown to raceSerenity Spa crew countdown to race
2:40pm Mon 30 Jun 08
Hotel fitness team are working out and hoping to raise £300 for research

Running in Jackie's nameRunning in Jackie's name
10:01am Sat 28 Jun 08
WHEN Lesley Hamer's best friend Jackie Matthews died of breast cancer earlier this year she penned a moving tribute to her pal in the Daily Echo.

Why Race for Life is specialWhy Race for Life is special
12:07pm Tue 24 Jun 08
With less than a month to go until thousands of women gather on Southampton Common for the biggest Race for Life in the country, journalist Kate Thompson explains why the 5km challenge for Cancer Research UK means so much to her.

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