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I read about this on Slashfood yesterday, but here's a more detailed item from a New York Times blog: Chef Grant Achatz, who owns the noted restaurant Alinea in Chicago and was chosen as one of Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" in 2002, has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth.
Some quick reading indicates that early stage cancers of this type have a very high success rate for treatment, but that trails off significantly as the cancer advances. The stories I've read don't give a lot of exact details except to say "advanced", so his prognosis may only be so-so. He is 33 years old. Tough news for anyone, but especially ironic for a chef, who relies on his palate as much as his hands to perfect his craft. I hope his outcome is a positive one.
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