TORONTO — In the span of a few short years, Jean-Luc Duval lost two of the most important people in his life to lung cancer.

His wife Monique was diagnosed on her birthday and died on July 3, 2005 — the couple’s 40th wedding anniversary. Months of debilitating chemotherapy treatments couldn’t stop the disease, which had quietly spread and taken root in her digestive system.

TORONTO — In the span of a few short years, Jean-Luc Duval lost two of the most important people in his life to lung cancer.{ai:summary}<p>Despite his grief, Jean-Luc Duval found solace in helping others battling cancer through a charity organization he established in memory of his late wife. He channeled his pain into a crusade for cancer research and patient support. #health</p>

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