New runner laces up for Boston 10K to support test for ovarian cancer [Video]

For many runners lacing up for the Boston 10K, every step is personal. That includes a son taking those miles not just to remember his mom, but to help other families have more time together. “I would say that running isn’t something that has been a daily activity of mine,” admits Brian Pedersen. But that isn’t stopping him from taking the activity his mom loved in her memory.”She was an avid runner. She ran a marathon,” Pedersen said. All of that changed when the family got devastating news. “She was diagnosed in January of 2020 with stage four ovarian cancer,” he said. “It’s kind of like a sneaky, deadly disease where you catch it, and it’s usually already metastasized. And that was the case with my mom.”That is a trend Dr. Kevin Elias is determined to stop. His lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is working on a series of …