Luke Menard, an American Idol contestant, was diagnosed with cancer. The Top 24 Idol was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“Luke had a lingering cough and was having trouble breathing deeply, so he went to the doctor to have it checked out,” Jane Victor, a spokesman for Chapter 6 told CBS News. “The suspicion was walking pneumonia. But after a chest X-ray doctors saw a mass and did more testing, which is what led to the stage II Hodgkin diagnosis.”

Menard has been told his cancer is treatable and manageable, with survival rate being 90-95%.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Good Gravy:

1. Christina Applegate Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
2. Top 12 American Idol Contestants Revealed! Who Got Voted Off?
3. Filmmaker Sydney Pollack Dies at 73
4. Luke Russert Remembers his Dad on Father’s Day (Video)