On September 11, he guest hosted on the Today show and shared his health update with viewers. This season’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree had just arrived outside his office in New York City a week after Halloween. Tom Brokaw is multiple myeloma's most famous survivor. We Share the Same Cancer. Now, he’s reflecting on his experience and how privilege aided in his treatment, PEOPLE reports. I Feel for Tom Brokaw. Tom Brokaw, a figure of unflappable cool, is momentarily distracted.
Tom Brokaw’s revelation that he has been quietly undergoing treatment for cancer for months brings new attention to his diagnosis, multiple myeloma.. Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, 74, was diagnosed in August 2013 with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow that results in proliferation of abnormal plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). In 2013, legendary NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw was diagnosed with incurable multiple myeloma, an uncommon type of blood cancer that affects the bone marrow. Legendary newsman Tom Brokaw recently spoke about his health.
I celebrate Tom's good news, as I do positive milestones reached by all those battling myeloma. The following day, the Washington Post and several other news sources ran a follow-up story. Seventy-six-year-old Brokaw is battling with incurable blood cancer which has made him appreciate life more. Today we are going to talk about an American journalist and author, Tom Brokaw’s health and illness. Legendary newsman Tom Brokaw says he has a handy aid for helping him stay distracted from the cancer he's battled for six years: Marijuana. Health; The Debate; Vantage; Weather; Opinion.
She took his blood and did some test on it and found that Tom has malignancy which is also Multiple myelomas (a rare form of blood cancer) according to NBC News.
When Tom was diagnosed in 2013 at the age 74 he faced his diagnosis as he does everything else, as a journalist. Journalist Tom Brokaw is fighting cancer. Tom Brokaw visited the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting and took some time to share his personal myeloma story. He opened up about cancer, how he feels about community and his love for our country. Following his diagnosis, Brokaw immediately reached out to the Mayo Clinic. That includes a discussion of his own multiple myeloma blood cancer diagnosis. Longtime newscaster Tom Brokaw started using medical marijuana to ease his back pain from his incurable cancer Longtime newscaster Tom Brokaw started using medical marijuana to … Dr. Andrew Majka, a haematologist, however, had some doubts about Tom’s health. Kathy Giusti On 6/6/15 at 9:42 AM EDT . Cancer Battle With Multiple Myelomas; Compassionate Family Against Cancer Brokaw was diagnosed with cancer in 2013.