Thompson's Cancer Incurable but Not yet Deadly, Doctors Say

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WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has a rare type of cancer that specialists say is incurable but not life- threatening.

Although the 65-year-old former senator and actor says his disease is in remission, studies of other cases indicate that it's likely to return within the next two to five years.

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Thompson's Cancer Incurable but Not yet Deadly, Doctors Say

However, cancer experts say his malignancy - a slow-growing disruption of the immune system known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - can be well managed with drugs and needn't int...

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