Hodgkin's disease
Statement Regarding Senator Arlen Specter's Hodgkin’s Disease Recurrence
By admin - Posted on April 16th, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- April 15, 2008 -- Senator Arlen Specter today announced that he has been diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease. Hodgkin’s disease is a cancer of the lymph system.
Senator Specter’s recurrence was diagnosed based on a routine follow-up PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) which showed small lymph nodes in his chest and abdomen.
Senator Arlen Specter: Photo by musicFIRSTcoalition (CC)
A follow-up biopsy of one of the chest lymph nodes was positive for recurrence. A bone marrow biopsy was negative. » read more »
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