Senator Specter Says His Cancer Has Returned
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WASHINGTON — Senator Specter’s cancer has returned. The five-term Republican of Pennsylvania said in a statement released by his office yesterday that he was diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease, which is a cancer of the lymph system.
Mr. Specter, 78, underwent treatment for the same type of cancer in 2005 and was later given a clean bill of health. The statement said the cancer showed up in a medical scan but that he has no symptoms. “I was surprised by the PET scan findings because I have been feeling so good,” Mr. Specter said in the 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.” In his recent book, “Never Give In: Battling Cancer in the Senate,” Mr. Specter credited hard work with getting him through the treatments.
