American Idol season 7 contestant Luke Menard was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. Doctors found a mass behind the 29-year-old’s heart and removed a node from under his collarbone after he sought treatment for a persistent cough he thought was walking pneumonia.
Luke Menard is a 29 year old from Crawfordsville, Indiana. He is the oldest member of American Idol’s Top 24 season 7. Menard made it to American Idol’s top 16 before being voted off the Fox hit TV show March 6. He performed songs including “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Killer Queen,” and “Everybody’s Talkin.”
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin’s disease, is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node group to another and by the development of systemic symptoms with advanced disease. Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment options include radiation, chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant. The disease is highly treatable with potential for full recovery, according to www.mayoclinic.com. As many as 95 percent of patients with stage I or stage II Hodgkin’s disease survive for five years or more with treatment.
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