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merv griffin being treated for cancer
Merv Griffin being treated for cancer
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 19th 2007 8:00AM
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! creator Merv Griffin is being treated for prostate cancer.Griffin is hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The cancer was discovered last month during a routine doctor's visit. According to his son Tony, Griffin is getting "great care." His doctors wanted to treat the cancer in a controlled setting, which is why Griffin has been hospitalized, and Griffin remains optimistic. Griffin went through prostate cancer once before.
Griffin has another game show coming up, Let's Play Crosswords. The show will premiere in syndication this fall across the country.
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