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Young Scots mum whose backache turned out to be incurable cancer funds research in bid to help others

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breast cancer - for which there is no cure.But instead of withdrawing into her own world Lisa Fleming, 37, launched her own charity, Make Seconds Count, to fund research into the disease and provide a support network for other women with the same diagnosis.And just two years after beginning her charity she has raised enough cash to make a real difference to the world of research.Her own oncologist in Edinburgh Olga Oikonomidou began specialist research on tumours from metastatic breast cancer patients in a bid to discover what fuels them.

The research began at the end of last year but it came to a temporary halt because of Covid before re-starting last month.Two other research projects in Liverpool and Warwick are also benefiting from Make.

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