Cancer is a word with weight but it’s facing a fierce competitor in Saskatoon.

Nicole Irvine learned of her breast cancer diagnosis in June.

After a radical surgery, she is now in the middle of aggressive chemotherapy treatment.

Her husband, Lowell, is used to fixing problems but her diagnosis rendered him feeling powerless.

“So I decided this is something obviously that I can’t like we fix everything else. So I figured we’d raise a little bit of money and get somebody else to fix it,” he told C95’s Rob and Shauna on Thursday.

Lowell raised $14, 686 for the 13th annual C95 Radio Marathon which raises funds for breast cancer research.

The radio marathon began on Thursday at 6 a.m. and continues live from the Lawson Heights Mall until 6 p.m. on Friday.

The marathon started when former C95 morning show host, Lisa Rendall, was diagnosed with breast cancer after a vertebra in her neck collapsed. Rendall lost her battle with cancer in April 2011 after living nearly 12 years with the disease.

You can donate by calling 374-GIVE (4483) or by clicking HERE.

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