Drudge is breaking the announcement that ABC's news anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
That's heavy news; lung cancer has a high mortality rate. The American Cancer Society says
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. About 6 out of 10 people with lung cancer die within 1 year of finding out they have lung cancer. Between 7 and 8 will die within 2 years.
It's odd that all Big Three network anchors should be top of the news themselves over the last year. We can only wish Peter Jennings well.
UPDATE here.
UPDATE: Peter Jennings has now passed away.
Posted by Alan at April 5, 2005 10:29 AM