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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claudia Savage

Woman donating cells for cancer research wants to ‘make the incurable, curable’

A former art teacher with terminal cancer has said donating her biological samples for medical research and leaving a gift in her will is the “best legacy” she can leave.

Alison Torrens, from Portstewart, has given consent to donate her own surgical samples to a new research project she is funding via the Northern Ireland Biobank.

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