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"It&amp;#039;s been a tough week for two of America&amp;#039;s beloved news anchors. NBC&amp;#039;s Bob Costas, currently in Sochi, Russia, for Olympic news coverage, has pink eye, which has spread to both of his eyes. Plus, former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw revealed that he&amp;#039;s been diagnosed with cancer. While Costas&amp;#039;s malady remains less severe than Brokaw&amp;#039;s, the news of Costas&amp;#039;s worsening condition is a disheartening addition to what&amp;#039;s already been a tough week for NBC.  Originally, Costas&amp;#039;s infection was contained to just his left eye, and doctors said it would heal soon. As of yesterday Costas&amp;#039;s condition had worsened, leaving him unable to open his eyes at all. His inability to perform his nightly Olympic coverage has forced anchor Matt Lauer to step in his place for the time being. &amp;quot;As a practical matter, I simply couldn&amp;#039;t do my job because my eyes had become so blurry, watery and sensitive to light,&amp;quot; Costas said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m hopeful the symptoms will improve in the next couple of days, and I can return to the broadcast. Also, the last thing I want is to go through the rest of my life owing Matt Lauer a bunch of favors.&amp;quot; Costas will be confined to a darkened room, taking antibiotics and eye drops until he gets better.  In other upsetting TV news, Tom Brokaw, the former host of NBC Nightly News, has been diagnosed with &amp;quot;multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow,&amp;quot; the network informed its viewers. Brokaw was diagnosed in August, but didn&amp;#039;t feel ready to release the information until now. &amp;quot;With the exceptional support of my family, medical team and friends, I am very optimistic about the future and look forward to continuing my life, my work and adventures still to come,&amp;quot; his statement said. Brokaw started as a reporter at the station in 1966 and worked with them until his retirement in 2004. He hosted the nightly news for 22 years and became a familiar face in many households. NBC maintained that Brokaw&amp;#039;s doctors are optimistic about his outcome. We&amp;#039;re sending warm wishes to both Bob Costas and Tom Brokaw, as well as their family and friends. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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