LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 -- Former world champion figure skater Scott Hamilton will undergo high-tech radiation therapy for a noncancerous brain tumor, his publicist said Thursday.
Hamilton, 46, will have gamma knife treatment this month at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, said Gene Barnett, chairman of the clinic's brain tumor institute. In the one-day outpatient treatment, pinpoint doses of high radiation are delivered to kill the tumor.
Hamilton was diagnosed last month with a tumor in the region of his pituitary gland. In 1997, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
"Scott's spirit and confidence in Dr. Barnett, his staff and the treatment remain very high," said the skater's publicist, Michael Sterling.
Hamilton is a four-time U.S. national champion, a four-time world champion and the 1984 Olympic gold medal winner.
