Journalist and ex-WDR director Fritz Pleitgen has pancreatic cancer. He already had an operation in Heidelberg.
- The ARD legend Fritz Pleitgen is seriously ill .
- The ex-WDR director was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer .
- He has already been operated on in Heidelberg .
Cologne / Bonn - As a former WDR director , he is an ARD legend . The 82-year-old is now suffering from pancreatic cancer . To two weeks ago, Fritz Pleitgen been to Heidelberg operates have been. After this intervention, he has been very hopeful .
ARD legend suffering from cancer: Fritz Pleitgen has already had an operation
Pleitgen is not only known as a journalist and director, he is also the president of the German Cancer Aid . She announced on Tuesday (June 9, 2020) that he had been operated on in Heidelberg almost two weeks ago. "I am very confident because the tumor was discovered at an early stage and was operable," said Pleitgen.
"But my own situation also makes it more than clear to me how important it is to recognize cancer at an early stage." Pleitgen asked to protect his personal rights in the interests of his family and to refrain from asking him and the German Cancer Aid to give him time to give for his recovery.
EX-WDR director Fritz Pleitgen has pancreatic cancer.
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ARD legend suffering from cancer: Fritz Pleitgen has already been operated on
Pleitgen has been honorary president of the German Cancer Aid based in Bonn since 2011. "We wish Fritz Pleitgen all the best," said Gerd Nettekoven, CEO of Cancer Aid. He was hopeful that Pleitgen could complete his term as president by spring next year. He is also currently writing a book on German unity.
Pleitgen was, among others, ARD correspondent in Moscow and Washington. From 1995 to 2007 he was director of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
The former director of @WDR, Fritz Pleitgen, has pancreatic cancer. According to @Krebshilfe_Bonn, the 82-year-old has already been operated on. Pleitgen is President of Cancer Aid. He said the situation made it clear how important early cancer detection was.
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