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YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis

In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
YouTube personality and author Hank Green speaks on stage as he discusses his new book, <em>An Absolutely Remarkable Thing</em> in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

Science communicator, author, and YouTuber Hank Green announced in a video that he's been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a blood cancer.

, the 43-year-old told the story of his diagnosis. "When you're

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