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Sen. Lautenberg Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer

Kevin Spak — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:25:00 CST

Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey’s 86-year-old senior senator, is set to undergo chemotherapy today, less than 24 hours after being diagnosed with treatable stomach cancer. Lautenberg is expected to recover, and says he still expects to finish out his term, and run for reelection in 2014. “This doesn’t change any of...

Docs Corral Immune System to Battle Cancer

Drew Nelles — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:05:14 CDT

After decades of false starts, doctors are tapping the immune system to help stave off cancer, USA Today reports. Using proteins from patients' tumors, American researchers have created a vaccine that can put off lymphoma relapses by 14 months. In one study, a cocktail of the vaccine and two other...

Judge Orders Minn. Teen to Receive Cancer Treatment

Harry Kimball — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:35:52 CDT

A Minnesota judge ordered today that a teen with cancer must receive an X-ray despite his family’s religious views, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Daniel Hauser is a child in need of protection,” the judge said, citing state law requiring parents to provide “medically necessary care.” Countered a family lawyer:...

Lester Scores Victorious Return

Joseph Fasano — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:04:06 CDT

In his first big-league start since being diagnosed with cancer last year, Boston lefty Jon Lester allowed only five hits in six innings on his way to a 6-2 win last night in Cleveland. The Sox staked the 23-year-old to a four-run lead, and Coco Crisp's four-run night helped secure...

Thompson Discloses Cancer

Sarah Levy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:02:54 CDT

Fred Thompson has non-Hodgkins lymphoma—but it's in remission, the senator-turned-TV star said yesterday. Strategists see the surprise revelation as a sign that Thompson is preparing to enter the contest for the Republican presidential nomination. A new Los Angeles Times poll, conducted just before the announcement, puts him in second...

How We Fight: In Public and In Private

Colleen Barry — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:15:36 CDT

Fit and under fifty when diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Newsweek reporter Jonathan Alter talks about his own battle with cancer in the wake of a week of high-profile recurrences. Now in remission, as Elizabeth Edwards and Tony Snow were until last week, Alter describes managing the fear...