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ABC News' Jon Garcia and Jessica Yellin Report: During this morning's off-camera briefing with reporters, White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino broke down in tears at the podium when she announced that White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's growth is cancerous and the cancer has metastasized to his liver.
Doctors removed the cancerous growth from his lower abdomen on Monday afternoon.
Snow, 51, is consulting with his doctors about the course of treatment and plans to get chemotherapy.
Snow's wife, Jill, was with him when he got the diagnosis. Perino said Snow spoke with President Bush in the 7am hour this morning and the president told him he's in his prayers.
In a six minute conversation with Perino around 9:30 this morning, Snow told her he's "going after it as aggressively as he can", and told her "he'll beat it again."
According to Perino, he's comfortable and has been up, walking around and is in good spirits.
He had this message for the press corps, "tell them not to bug me!"
Laughing, she said that on the phone this morning, "he tried to help me with some talking points" and, joking, "Oh, he's fired up about the supplemental."
Perino, crying this morning in an off-camera briefing with reporters, said "It's hard news for us" and said that she hopes Snow will continue to work while getting chemo.
The entire White House press team was red-eyed and somber.
Snow was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005.
He had his colon removed and went through a course of chemotherapy. This new growth in his lower abdomen was first spotted in September. Early last week doctors decided it should be removed.
Snow has been very open about his experience with cancer -- commenting on it during his debut briefing at the White House in May 2006.
On his first day on the job at the White House, Snow said his cancer experience made him feel that "every day is a blessing."
"I had cancer last year," Snow told reporters in his inaugural briefing last May 2006, "and having cancer ... was the best thing that ever happened to me."
Snow became emotional and joked, "It's my Ed Muskie moment!"
Snow said he lost his mother to colon cancer when he was 17.
Snow indirectly commented on his cancer just last week, when he praised Elizabeth Edwards saying, "The biggest problem you have sometimes with cancer is flat-out fear," he said. Of Elizabeth Edwards' message: 'I'm going to embrace life and I'm going to move forward,' "that is a wonderful thing," said Snow.
Perino asked reporters to put off questioning about Snow's condition until today's on camera daily briefing and reporters obliged. Nothing else was discussed during the morning gaggle.
President Bush is expected to make on-camera comments about Snow today.
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Tony I was so very impressed that you would accept the position of Press Secretary for President George W. Bush. You make sense of a non-sensicle world. You are now called to a new mission, fighting with all your might and resting on God's Almighty Word "He did not lift you up to let you fall." Fight the good fight, May the Peace that surpasses all understanding guard your mind and your heart. You are in my prayers.
Posted by: Ron Conroy | Mar 27, 2007 7:07:41 PM
Though we only know you through T.V. and your writings we love and respect you as if you are a part of our own family. We always anticipated your press conferences and can't wait until you're back.
Karolyn and Phil Miller
Posted by: Karolyn Miller | Apr 7, 2007 5:26:24 PM
I simply want to express my admiration for Tony Snow.. his sincerety ,the way he handles answers to questions put to him. He is one of a kind ..I respect him and want him to know my thoughts and prayers will be with him and his family..He really touched my heart in an interview where he said what he did to love like that!! meaning I suppose what really matters..to be such a strong man and still express compassion and love in his conversation is a gift that few men have. GOD BLESS TONY SNOW
Posted by: Dorothy Newell | Aug 7, 2007 9:15:08 PM
DEAR MR. SNOW, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS GOD IS WITH YOU EVERY DAY. AS THE ENGLISH SAY, "KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP" I WILL BE PRAYING WITH ALL OF YOUR FANS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY AT THIS TIME, HOPING FOR YOUR FULL RECOVERY. LOVE JOAN , TEXAS
Posted by: JOAN SWINDELLS | Aug 9, 2007 12:31:55 PM
Tony, You have been an inspiration to me after having colon cancer surgery and 5 months of chemo. I am now in remission and I pray you will be too very soon. I have searched everywhere for a yellow wrist band and have not been able to find one. Do you have any suggestions as to where I might find one.
Posted by: DJHayes | Sep 14, 2007 3:29:25 PM
My brother-inlaw has yhe same type of cancer, and is having the same type of treatment as Tony. I started looking for information on cancer cures and found information that in the 1930's DR Royal Rife had found the cause and cure.
Posted by: David C. Carpenter | Sep 28, 2007 12:54:57 AM
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