"Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaff diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma

This comes hot on the heels of the controversy surrounding his recent conversion to Orthodoxy. The 66 year old father of twelve has been a long time defender of the Christian faith and critic of heretical and cultic movements.

From the story here:

On May 5, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called mantle cell lymphoma.

Since then, he has started an aggressive regimen that includes chemotherapy sessions, a bone marrow transplant and blood transfusions.

Hanegraaff admitted to some scary moments, like on the day he got his (PET) scan results over the phone while riding in a cab in New York City:

“The doctor said ‘you have tumors in your neck, you have tumors in your chest, you have tumors in the lungs, arms, stomach, pelvis.’ ”

"Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaff falls for superstition, booted from US radio network serving 51 million listeners, mostly Baptist, for converting to Greek Orthodoxy

From the story here:

[Bott Radio Network] had reportedly been broadcasting the "Bible Answer Man" since the 1980s, even before Hanegraaff joined the show in 1989. ... BRN says on its website that it operates over 100 broadcast signals with a combined coverage of 51 million people in 15 states, offering "family quality Christian programming 24 hours a day." The "Bible Answer Man" page could no longer be found on the BRN website. The Christian Post confirmed last week that Hanegraaff, who is also the president and chairman of the Christian Research Institute, was chrismated on Palm Sunday at Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.

http://www.stnektarios.org/files/various_pdf/baptism_requirements.pdf