Specter fighting on May 31, 2008

Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has a “never-give-up” philosophy on his cancer’s return.

The senator, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2005, has had a recurrence of the lymphoma, which occurs in about 7,500 people in the U.S. each year.

But according to the linked article above, the 78-year-old senator never had the best luck when it comes to diagnoses in the first place.  He’s been misdiagnosed on various conditions for years.

What I like about this article is the humanization.  It makes him a person rather than a public figure.  It gives you his outlook on his cancer treatments.

It’s a surprising and interesting tale definitely worth your read.