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Jul 17, 2013 · Jon Lester is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. During his rookie season in 2006 he was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer.
Dec 1, 2017 · Lester, 32, was diagnosed with lymphoma a decade ago – so long ago it makes him feel old just to be reminded — and he has never quit fighting. Off the field, Lester started the NVRQT (or “never...
On August 31, it was reported that Lester had been diagnosed with enlarged lymph nodes and was being tested for a variety of ailments, including forms of cancer. A few days later, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed that Lester had a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma . [7]
Oct 22, 2013 · Lester has fully recovered from cancer, having passed the magic five-year mark in 2011. His own struggle now to regain form is more mechanical than it is physical. Four consecutive seasons of 15 wins or better abruptly ended in 2012 when he slumped to 9-14 and a rare 4.82 ERA.
Mar 15, 2009 · Several days after a minor traffic accident on the way to a game, the pain in his back grew so intense that he headed to an emergency room. The ER doctor suspected cancer. A few days later,...
Jan 26, 2021 · At age 22 and midway through his rookie year with the Red Sox, Jon was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, called anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare but treatable cancer accounting for 1 percent to 2 percent of all lymphomas, or cancers of the lymph nodes.
Sep 7, 2006 · Jon Lester's cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, is much easier to treat and has a far better prognosis than lung cancer. The 22-year-old rookie said that his lymphoma was discovered...
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