Last week, Joe Paterno lost the fight for his job at Penn State, the university he made his life for more than 60 years. Now, Paterno begins a battle for the rest of his life, according to his son, Scott, who said in a statement today that his 84-year-old father has been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer:
"Last weekend my father was diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness," Scott Paterno said in the statement.
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