Cancer strikes top chef in his prime.

Reminds us of Beethoven who lost his hearing. What a cruel tewist of fate.
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Cancer strikes top chef in his prime.
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Chemotherapy treatments could rob Chicago's rising culinary star of his ability to taste.
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July 24, 2007
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Grant Achatz, the 33-year-old superstar chef whose Lincoln Park restaurant, Alinea, is ranked among the very best in the world, is facing a medical challenge with a painful twist.
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On Monday, Achatz announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth.
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The cancer, which doctors believe has spread to Achatz's lymph nodes, is life-threatening. The lesions are on the chef's tongue.
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