Overview
- On Tuesday Lafer posted an Instagram update saying he is “on a good path of improvement” and that his doctors view the treatment progress positively.
- Lafer’s lymph node cancer is metastatic and not curable, though he says it can be contained and that he first received the diagnosis about two and a half years ago.
- He began conventional chemotherapy earlier this year and is due to start the sixth cycle, which his team says so far shows a favorable response.
- The treatment has exacted heavy physical costs: he has lost about 25 kilograms, experienced hair loss, struggles with eating, and is highly sensitive to heat.
- Lafer says he will continue work and public appearances as his energy allows, draws daily support from his wife Sylvia and his children, and asks the public and media to stop speculating about his condition.