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NYT's Norris has cancer

Floyd Norris, the well-respected business journalist at the New York Times, disclosed to readers on Wednesday that he has cancer.

Norris writes, “I know that it is not news that radiation treatment can be miserable. I did not do all the homework I could have done, so perhaps I should have been better prepared.

“But the pain involved is more than I have ever experienced. It is virtually impossible for me to eat. I am losing weight at an impressive rate, to the dismay of the radiation doctor. I have little energy, which is probably both because of the radiation directly and because of the lack of nutrition.

“The treatment ends June 16. Until then, there are five days a week of radiation. I am at work today, but do not know how often I will be able to do much of anything.

“It is not fun, but it has been inspiring. In a way, I am happier about my life than at any time I can remember. Clint Eastwood once asked, ‘Do you feel lucky?’ My answer is a shouted yes.

“First, the cancer itself, in my face and neck, seems to have been all removed by surgery, and I am told the odds are with me that I will not have a recurrence, particularly if I stick out the treatment.”