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  • Rowdy Roddy Piper Fights Hodgkin's Disease

    12/05/2006 7:34:36 PM PST · by NewRomeTacitus · 29 replies · 2,476+ views
    WWE ^ | 12-04-06 | WWE Staff
    Last week WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer found in the body’s lymphatic tissue. The lymphatic system helps filter out bacteria and is important in fighting diseases. Piper was sent home early from WWE’s early-November tour of the United Kingdom and hospitalized for surgery, where doctors removed a mass at the spinal cord with an enlarged lymph node. The mass was completely removed, but the lymph node was positive for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Piper is currently undergoing radiation therapy, which is used to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is an extremely successful...