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Sen. Specter again diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease
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| Last Edited | Ex-New Jerseyan Apr 15, 2008 06:29pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced Tuesday that a routine examination revealed he is again suffering from Hodgkin’s disease, the name for cancer of the lymph system.
“I was surprised by the PET scan findings because I have been feeling so good,” Specter, 78, said in a statement. “I consider this just another bump on the road to a successful recovery from Hodgkin’s, from which I’ve been symptom-free for three years.”
A biopsy of a small lymph node found in the senator’s chest was positive for recurrence, Specter’s office said. It noted, however, that this is the only symptom of the disease he has shown. This leads experts to believe that the disease is less advanced than when it was first diagnosed in 2005. |
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