Mobile mayor says cancer in remission
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Posted: 8:06 PM Jul 4, 2009
Mobile mayor says cancer in remission
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones says his cancer is in remission, and his doctors believe he should be healthy for years to come.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Mobile Mayor Sam Jones says his cancer is in remission, and his doctors believe he should be healthy for years to come.

The mayor told The Press-Register newspaper on Friday that he "feels an overwhelming sense of relief and gratitude."

He spoke by phone from Little Rock, Ark., where he was receiving treatment for a rare and potentially lethal form of cancer.

The 61-year-old Jones was diagnosed in January with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that destroys bone tissue and leads to death within five years for nearly half of those diagnosed.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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