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Figure Skater Scott Hamilton Explains Decision Not to Treat His Brain Tumor
Figure skater Scott Hamilton feels ‘at peace’ with his decision to forego treatment for his third brain tumor
“When they gave me the diagnosis, they said, ’It’s back,’” Hamilton, 65, told People on Wednesday, February 21, recalling the moment in 2016 when he learned that a pituitary tumor in his brain had returned. Hamilton admitted that he didn’t know exactly what he meant at the time, and felt he was “just answering my spirit.” He’d already gone through brain surgery twice, first in 2004 and again in 2010, in addition to battling testicular cancer in the 1990s. I never would’ve thought to dream that one day I would found a cancer organization that’s actually going to have impact and save lives,” he said of the Scott Hamilton CARES foundation.
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