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Petraeus fighting prostate cancer
Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of American military forces in the Middle East,
has
undergone radiation treatment to fight prostate cancer, according to The New York Times.
Petraeus, 56, is a Hudson Valley native. He grew up in Cornwall-on-Hudson, graduated from Cornwall High School in 1970 and from West Point in 1974. He’ll return to the area Thursday for a street dedication ceremony in his honor and to celebrate his West Point class reunion.
According to the Times, Petraeus was diagnosed in February and underwent two months of treatment at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. A spokesman for Petraeus said the treatment had minimal impact on the general’s work schedule and appeared to be successful.