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In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma. His response when he found out the name of his cancer was typically Mr. T: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it, personalised cancer."
The cancer initially responded well, five radiation treatments over four weeks and it dissolved. Eleven months later it came back, and he underwent six weeks of high-dose chemotherapy.
He described the experience as the great leveller of his life: "My fame couldn't save me. My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them."
He was declared in remission in 2001. T-Cell Lymphoma is incurable but treatable, remission is the realistic best outcome rather than a cure, which makes his sustained recovery genuinely remarkable.
His advice on the experience became one of his most quoted lines outside of The A-Team: "I pity the fool who just gives up. We're all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight."