The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Roger Ebert, movie critic for the nationally syndicated movie review show Ebert & Roeper, will be having surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. Ebert, who is 63, and a three-time thyroid cancer survivor, is quoted as saying, "This is not considered to be a life-threatening form of cancer, and I expect to make a full recovery. I'll continue to function as a film critic during this time." He doesn't plan on missing any work and will tape shows in advance of his surgery. In the last four years, Ebert has gone through surgery and radiation treatments for thyroid cancer. Ebert began his career in journalism when, in 1966, the Chicago Sun-Times offered him a features writer position. His unique journalistic style in reviewing movies earned him the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to a film critic. To learn more about the no-holds-barred critic of film, visit the Oral Cancer Foundation famous people profile of Roger Ebert -- cancer survivor.
