Nell launches Race For Life

Published: Thursday, 6 March 2008, 5:19PM

Race For Life 2008 was launched by Nell McAndrew, who stripped bare in February with 28 other women, in London's Regent's Park

Nell enjoyed the naked training session, but wanted to stress the serious message - that Cancer Research UK is fighting to beat cancer and the only way to do it is by working together. She said "I personally have been supporting Cancer Research UK for many years now. In that time my Dad, Ted, was diagnosed with non Hodgkin's lymphoma and has since been told he's in remission, so I always take part in Race for Life in celebration of him. Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2008 is for everybody, because it’s not about how fit you are, it's about taking part and raising money to beat cancer."

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