Wednesday, February 12, 2014

What Is Multiple Myeloma? Veteran NBC Anchor Tom Brokaw Discloses He Has Uncommon Cancer



What Is Multiple Myeloma? Veteran NBC Anchor Tom Brokaw Discloses He Has Uncommon Cancer
By Roxanne Palmer
on February 12 2014 12:27 PM
Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw recently broke the news that he has multiple myeloma, a type of cancer affecting a particular kind of cell in the bone marrow.

Brokaw, 74, got his start at NBC News in 1966 and went on to anchor the network’s flagship news program from 1982 to 2004. He says he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma this past August, and that his doctors at the Mayo Clinic are encouraged by his progress under treatment.

"With the exceptional support of my family, medical team and friends, I am very optimistic about the future and look forward to continuing my life, my work and adventures still to come," Brokaw said in a personal statement released by the network. "I remain the luckiest guy I know. I am very grateful for the interest in my condition, but I also hope everyone understands I wish to keep this a private matter.”

Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon cancer – the American Cancer Society pegs the average person’s lifetime risk of getting it at 1 in 149 (or .67 percent). Still, about every year, more than 24,000 people are diagnosed with it, and about 11,000 people die from it. This kind of cancer is more common in older people, men and African-Americans, and it may run in families, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Multiple Myeloma
Chris A. McWilton is a director at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and a division president for MasterCard Incorporated.

Note: Mark Schwartz is a director at MasterCard Incorporated, was George Soros’s senior adviser, and the president & CEO for Soros Fund Management.
George Soros is the founder for Soros Fund Management, his senior adviser was Mark Schwartz, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Robin Hood Foundation, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Jennifer Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and her father is Tom Brokaw.
Tom Brokaw is Jennifer Brokaw’s father, an overseer for the International Rescue Committee, a trustee at the Mayo Clinic, was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and the anchor for the NBC Nightly News.
Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Cancer (Past Research)
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Colin L. Powell is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and his son is Michael K. Powell.
Michael K. Powell is Colin L. Powell’s son, a trustee at the Mayo Clinic, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

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