Semi-finalist Luke Menard has Hodgkin lymphoma

post from reality blurred on 20 May 2008 09:44:40 PM. © reality blurred

Luke Menard, one of American Idol 7's semi-finalists, has been diagnosed with cancer, specifically Hodgkin lymphoma, and will undergo treatment soon. "Luke had a lingering cough and was having trouble breathing deeply, so he went to the doctor to have it checked out. The suspicion was walking pneumonia. But after a chest x-ray doctors saw a mass and did more testing, which is what led to the stage II Hodgkin diagnosis," Jane Victor, a representative of his group, told CBS News. She said that Luke and his family have "been told that it's treatable and manageable. Luke is currently in...

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