He finished his GED -- the equivalent of a high school education -- while undergoing treatment and enrolled at a community college.

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Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai has died in Nairobi while undergoing cancer treatment.

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Republic of Ireland international McPhail is undergoing cancer treatment and will return sometime in January while Riccy Scimeca recently retired after succumbing to serious groin and ankle problems.

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"In particular, undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C can be gruelling, so patients may need help for social needs arising while they are being treated, " he said.

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