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Tip of the cap
These are rare feats in baseball, but that's only part of the story. One day in August of 2006 Lester couldn't play due to soreness in his back. 4 days later Lester was diagnosed as having anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Cancer. …
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Jon Lester No-Hitter [MLB Walk-Off]4 hours ago
And Stars Fell on Lansdowne "For those of you keeping score: In 2006, Jon Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma. In 2007, he won the clinching game of the World Series. In 2008, just a few hours ago in fact, …
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Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox pitcher in remission from lymphoma …
This is cool. Lester had anaplastic large cell lymphoma. he was treated in the fall of 2006. Lester Tosses No-Hitter Against Royals - AOL Sports.
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Rewriting the Script
The year he fielded questions from a mob of reporters about anaplastic large cell lymphoma during an emotional press conference. The year he faced down months of chemotherapy, and pitying looks from folks who thought he'd be lucky to …
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“I’ll remember forever”; Cancer Survivor Lester No-Hits Royals
Lester, who recovered from anaplastic large cell lymphoma during the 2006 off-season, returned and went 4-0 in 2007 for the Red Sox in 11 starts and was the starting pitcher going five innings in the Red Sox 2007 World Series …
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Of baseball heroes, miracles ,and "big pharma"
True, but what is remarkable is that this young man, age 24, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma (anaplastic large cell lymphoma) in September 2006. He underwent treatment, including "aggressive chemotherapy" (words of mlb.com) and …
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Jon Lester: Feels Good
Three days later, it was reported that Lester had been diagnosed with a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma. There it was. There was a kind of hush all over the world. A deafening hush. Made my insides turn to mush. …
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Magical Night at Fenway: Lester throws no-hitter
The joy couldn't have been any more genuine considering how tough it was on Lester, his teammates and the entire organization when the lefty was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma some 20 months ago. …
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Celebrating Tiny Achievements in Sports
Jon Lester has made an amazing journey back to the Major League level after a battle with a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, but he beat the Royals. This line from Chris Rock breaks it down perfectly “always want credit …
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