Olympic Ice Skater With Testicular Cancer
Olympic figure skater scott hamilton is battling a brain tumor for the third time news reports say.
Olympic ice skater with testicular cancer. He had testicular cancer. Championships 1981 84 four consecutive world championships 1981 84 and a gold medal in the 1984 olympics his signature move is a backflip a feat that few other figure skaters could perform that is against u s. Olympic skater scott hamilton gives shannen doherty cancer advice. Olympic gold medal winning figure skater scott hamilton joins patients on the ice for a skate a thon in support of the shine bright campaign at bridgestone winter park jan.
He was the 1984 men s olympic figure skating champion. Then turned pro for a couple of years with ice capades. I have a unique hobby of collecting life threatening illness hamilton says in the magazine. The diagnosis a benign pituitary tumor comes after hamilton 58 overcame testicular cancer in 1997 and battled two previous brain tumors in 2004 and 2010 says people magazine.
Overcame testicular cancer in 1997 and battled two previous brain tumors. Olympic skater scott hamilton discusses fight against. The retired gold medalist figure skater who publicly rowed with testicular cancer in 1997 and recently announced his. Hamilton is definitely an expert on the subject he s persevered through 3 brain tumors and overcome testicular cancer.
Figure skating and olympic. Where doctors diagnosed his condition as germ cell cancer which resembles testicular cancer. 28 2016 in. Olympic ice skater cancer survivor scott hamilton joins moffitt national board of advisers.
For scott hamilton philanthropy and entertainment are deeply intertwined. Olympic figure skater. Figure skater scott hamilton. Scott scovell hamilton born august 28 1958 is a retired american figure skater and olympic gold medalist.
I can t have cancer hamilton told the.