The Truth Behind What Happened To Tom Brokaw

A Tremendous Honor

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While still battling cancer, Brokaw received some tremendous news. On November 10, 2014, the White House announced that Brokaw would receive the nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The good news kept coming. A month later, Brokaw revealed that his cancer was in remission and that he would begin a drug regimen to keep the cancer at bay.