Ethan Zohn Winner of Survivor Africa Has Second Bout With Cancer
It pains me to report stories like this.
Ethan Zohn, only 35 years old, who was the winner of Survivor Africa, has just learned that sadly his cancer has returned.
Ethan has Hodgkin's disease which is a type of lymphoma cancer. Thankfully, Hodgkin's disease is one of the more curable cancers and has a track record of being very treatable if caught in its early stages and there is a very high survival rate.
We really wish we could give him immunity.Ethan Zohn, the grand prize winner of Survivor: Africa, has disclosed that after three months of intensive chemotherapy, his cancer has returned.
"I was running up to seven miles (training for the New York Marathon)," the 35-year-old told People. "I was happy, I was going out."
Everything was going well until Aug. 26, when he learned the bad news.
"It was a complete punch in the face," said Zohn, who has shaved off his trademark locks after losing much of his mane during chemo. "I have never been so scared in my life, for my life."
"Then I'm cured," he said, adding, "Whatever things are thrown at you, you've got to battle through with a smile on your face...and the important people in your life around you.
Zohn will now undergo a new treatment, including a stem-cell transplant, to battle the rare form of Hodgkin's disease.
We wish Ethan courage and strength and hope to see him running in the NY Marathon again very soon.
