Scott Hamilton , the famous Olympic gold medal ice skater, is once again getting ready for his big annual event, the Scott Hamilton & Friends Fundraiser and Concert. The event will take place on November 23 in Nashville, and it’s all for a cause that’s very close to his heart, raising money for cancer research . This year, the show will feature lead singers from Loverboy, Chicago, Journey, Kansas, and REO Speedwagon, coming together for one exciting night. “It’s going to be the most epic one yet,” Hamilton told PEOPLE.
Scott Hamilton, 67, has battled cancer four times in his life and now lives with a benign brain tumor . Still, he says he’s living “fully, healthy, and without restriction.” He wants to give back by helping others through his Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation , which works with cancer research centers across the country.
Scott Hamilton says giving back is his true purpose
Scott Hamilton’s foundation focuses on finding cancer treatments that don’t cause long-term harm to patients. “For so long, chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries hurt the patient,” he told PEOPLE. “We like to partner with groups working on safer treatments like immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and proton therapy, treatments that kill the cancer but protect the patient.”
His fight against cancer began in 1997, when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and treated with surgery and chemotherapy. In 2004, he was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor, which was removed. The tumor came back in 2010 and again in 2016, but this time he chose not to have surgery.
Instead, he focuses on living each day to the fullest. “I’m on medication for life, but that’s okay,” he said. “There are two kinds of people, those who will one day be on medication, and those who already are.”
Despite all he’s faced, Scott Hamilton has an unshakable faith in the future. “I believe there will come a time, maybe even in my lifetime, when no one dies of cancer,” he said. “Everything I’ve learned and seen makes me believe that.”
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Scott Hamilton also shared that giving back feels like his life’s duty. “I was an unplanned child, given up for adoption, and raised by wonderful parents who sacrificed everything for me,” he said. “I’ve been given so much, life, love, opportunity, and now I just want to give back in every way I can.”
Now, as he prepares for his upcoming concert and fundraiser, Scott Hamilton says he feels “humbled, honored, and proud” of how far his foundation has come. “It’s just been extraordinary,” he said.
Scott Hamilton, 67, has battled cancer four times in his life and now lives with a benign brain tumor . Still, he says he’s living “fully, healthy, and without restriction.” He wants to give back by helping others through his Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation , which works with cancer research centers across the country.
Scott Hamilton says giving back is his true purpose
Scott Hamilton’s foundation focuses on finding cancer treatments that don’t cause long-term harm to patients. “For so long, chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries hurt the patient,” he told PEOPLE. “We like to partner with groups working on safer treatments like immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and proton therapy, treatments that kill the cancer but protect the patient.”
His fight against cancer began in 1997, when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and treated with surgery and chemotherapy. In 2004, he was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor, which was removed. The tumor came back in 2010 and again in 2016, but this time he chose not to have surgery.
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Instead, he focuses on living each day to the fullest. “I’m on medication for life, but that’s okay,” he said. “There are two kinds of people, those who will one day be on medication, and those who already are.”
Despite all he’s faced, Scott Hamilton has an unshakable faith in the future. “I believe there will come a time, maybe even in my lifetime, when no one dies of cancer,” he said. “Everything I’ve learned and seen makes me believe that.”
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Scott Hamilton also shared that giving back feels like his life’s duty. “I was an unplanned child, given up for adoption, and raised by wonderful parents who sacrificed everything for me,” he said. “I’ve been given so much, life, love, opportunity, and now I just want to give back in every way I can.”
Now, as he prepares for his upcoming concert and fundraiser, Scott Hamilton says he feels “humbled, honored, and proud” of how far his foundation has come. “It’s just been extraordinary,” he said.
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