Christopher Reeve’s widow has cancer

Dana Reeve, the widow of former Superman actor Christopher Reeve, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

“I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and am currently undergoing treatment,” Reeve, 44, said in a statement on the Web site of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. “I have an excellent team of physicians and we are optimistic about my prognosis.”

Reeve, who has a 13-year-old son, said she decided to disclose her illness because a tabloid was about to report on her health. Her announcement came two days after the lung cancer death of ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, 67.

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