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John J. York Teases 'General Hospital' Return Amid Cancer Battle


John J. York opened up about returning to ‘General Hospital’ while battling two types of cancer

“Everybody has been very welcoming, very supportive,” York, 65, told Good Morning America on Monday, June 17, about reprising his role as Mac Scorpio on the hit ABC soap opera. “I said I was going to give you an update on the reason I’m taking a little hiatus from General Hospital and here it is,” York shared in a video posted via X, explaining that he was being treated for “two blood and bone marrow disorders.” He continued: “Over the past many months, I’ve had three bone marrow biopsies, many chemo treatments — I have another one coming up in a couple of weeks — and I’m closing in on a blood stem cell transplant.

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