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Former Olympic Figure Skater Scott Hamilton Diagnosed With Third Brain Tumor
    By JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE
Oct 23, 2016, 12:36 PM
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Scott Hamilton is facing a third bout with a brain tumor.

A rep for the former Olympic figure skater confirmed to ABC News that Hamilton, 58, has "a recurrence of his benign brain tumor."

Hamilton, who first opened up about his diagnosis to People magazine, was previously diagnosed with brain tumors in 2004 and 2010. He was also beat testicular cancer in 1997.

"I have a unique hobby of collecting life-threatening illness," Hamilton quipped in the magazine interview. Of the brain tumor recurrence, he said, "It’s six years later, and it decided that it wanted an encore."

Hamilton took home the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics after winning four consecutive U.S. championships and four consecutive world championships from 1981 to 1984.

The figure-skating star told the magazine that his recent diagnosis has understandably affected his entire family -- his wife Tracie and their four children, who range in age from 8 to 15. ...
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There is something behind this. Its like Lance Armstrong and his cancers.

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There is something behind this. Its like Lance Armstrong and his cancers.


It's awful. Poor man.
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