‘Peanuts’ Creator Is Battling Cancer
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SANTA ROSA — “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz is battling colon cancer, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Sunday.
The cancer was discovered Tuesday, after Schulz was rushed to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to clear a blocked abdominal artery, the artist’s wife, Jean Schulz, told the newspaper.
His treatment will begin once doctors decide on the best course for attacking the disease, she said.
The future is uncertain for “Peanuts,” which is distributed to 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries.
But new strips will continue to appear at least through Jan. 1, 2000, because Schulz works more than five weeks ahead of publication.
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