Specter has fought Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system, but says his health is restored and he feels fine.

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Joined buddy Bill Gates in 1975, left the company in 1983 to fight Hodgkin's disease.

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Arlen Specter (R-PA), who is fighting a recurrence of Hodgkin's Disease, a cancer of the lymph system, also commented on the diagnosis.

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Past histories of Microsoft have said Mr. Allen's departure from the company was sparked by his first brush with cancer in 1982, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease.

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