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Christopher Hitchens Fighting Cancer.

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:08 pm
by Tailbone
"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British-born author Christopher Hitchens on Wednesday cut short a book tour to undergo chemotherapy, which several media outlets reported was because the heavy smoker has been diagnosed with cancer..."

Yahoo News Article

Absolutely lovely commentary there, 'course.

Re: Christopher Hitchens Fighting Cancer.

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:14 pm
by kwlyon
Heavy smoker eh....now that is what Dr. Jack Gyser used to refer to as "Educated but Stupid"....That really really sucks. I mean he is an asshole...but the world is far better off with him in it and healthy.

Kevin

Re: Christopher Hitchens Fighting Cancer.

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:24 pm
by Dardedar
Terrible news. And I thought it would have been the booze that got him. Hopefully it's not in his lungs.