Tom Brokaw Says His Cancer “Is in Remission”
Tom Brokaw Says His Cancer “Is in Remission” – Tom Brokaw has given another update about his health and there’s good news—his cancer is in remission.
The 74-year-old journalist, married father of three and NBC News Special Correspondent revealed in February that he had in August 2013 been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a relatively rare form of cancer that affects blood cells in the bone marrow, and was undergoing treatment.
On Sunday, NBC News posted a letter he penned a letter to what he called his “NBC Family.” He signed it “T Bone.”
Last week, Brokaw was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Unites States’ highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama at the White House. He was dubbed “one of America’s most trusted and respected journalists.”