Scott Hamilton has a brain tumor.

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:03 pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- World and Olympic figure skating champion Scott Hamilton has a benign brain tumor.

The 46-year-old Hamilton underwent a biopsy at The Cleveland Clinic, and doctors expected to release him from the hospital by Friday, publicist Michael Sterling said Thursday.

"We will be working with him on a treatment plan moving forward," said Dr. Gene Barnett, chairman of the clinic's brain tumor institute.

Barnett said Hamilton has a slow-growing, non-cancerous tumor in the region of the pituitary gland.

Sterling said Hamilton has been had problems in recent weeks with his eyesight.

Hamilton, who lives in Los Angeles, is a four-time U.S. national champion, a four-time world champion and the 1984 Olympic gold medalist.

He is now a skating show producer. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997 and treated with surgery and chemotherapy.

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:35 pm

Oh man. That is awful. Even though it is benign, it could cause problems. I wish the best for him and his wife and son. I have been a fan of Scott's for a long time. Thanks for posting this Nathan.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:00 pm

That is terrible. I had the pleasure of meeting Scott last year at the Entrepreneurship conference when he donated quite a bit of money to the university. He was a great speaker and was even nicer in person.

God bless him and best of luck to him!