# Mr. T's Health

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119 "2001-10-23T16:51:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/1 "2001-10-23T16:51:07Z")

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What was the story with Mr. T’s health? I recall hearing he was diagnosed with male breast cancer, but wife thinks it was testicular cancer. Anyone recall? Anyone know the latest on this?

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/2 "2001-10-23T16:59:08Z")

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Lymphoma.

He looks pretty damn healthy now, though.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/3 "2001-10-23T17:06:30Z")

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Probably some kind of chain reaction…

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/4 "2001-10-23T18:05:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by lieu \*  
> \*\*Probably some kind of chain reaction… \*\*

oof.

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**Author:** ![AmbushBug](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ambushbug/32/4600_2.png) [@AmbushBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmbushBug)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/5 "2001-10-23T22:37:29Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Jinx \*  
> **What was the story with Mr. T’s health? I recall hearing he was diagnosed with male breast cancer, but wife thinks it was testicular cancer. Anyone recall? Anyone know the latest on this?**

Actually, um, [T-Cell Lymphoma](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/7677/tcancer.html), naturally.

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/6 "2001-10-23T23:17:38Z")

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I’m sorry to hear about Mr. T’s ill health. You could say I pity the fool.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ts-health/89119/7 "2001-10-24T01:05:06Z")

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Mr. T says he’s fine. He doesn’t consider himself “sick.” They talk to him about his problem in the new issue of _TV Guide_, the one with one of four _Harry Potter_ actors on the cover (week of Oct. 29).