Report: Tom Brokaw says he’s beating his cancer
Tom Brokaw was back behind NBC’s Today Showanchor desk Thursday, filling in for host Savannah Guthrie while she’s on maternity leave.
Brokaw, who hosted the show from 1976 to 1981, was actually there to reflect on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks but he did take a moment to provide an update on his health. And it’s a positive one.
During a segment called “Ask Tom Brokaw Anything,” he told the audience, “Actually I’m doing fine.” He went on to say, “I’ve gotten some very good news in the last week. I hope that within six weeks, I can be on a drug maintenance program. The myeloma (an incurable cancer of the blood cells found in bone marrow) appears to be gone. I’ve got one more marker to get down, then I’ll be all right.”
Tom Brokaw. AP File