The White House, per MSNBC, has just announced Tony Snow has cancer of the liver.
I will flesh this diary out as soon as more details are revealed.
As you recall, in February 2005, Snow revealed that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer. He returned to work in April 2005. On Friday, March 23, 2007, Snow announced that he would be undergoing surgery the following Monday to remove and investigate an abdominal growth. Unfortunately, the growth was cancerous and may have spread to his liver.
Update: The Snows face an extremely difficult challenge. One of the very worst forms of cancer.
We are tempted to put a political spin on this, but I feel strongly we should refrain from going there.
From Wikipedia: Robert Anthony "Tony" Snow, Secret Service name "Snow Job", (born June 1, 1955) is the current White House Press Secretary for the George W. Bush administration. He succeeded Scott McClellan, becoming the third individual to serve in that position under President Bush. It is the second Presidential administration in which Snow has been employed, having worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs.
He has appeared on radio and television programs worldwide including The McLaughlin Group, The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, Face the Nation, Crossfire, and Good Morning America. Until 1994, Snow was the writer, correspondent and host of a PBS news special, The New Militant Center, which anticipated some of the upsets that shook the political establishment.
In 1991, Snow took a sabbatical from journalism to work in the White House for President George H. W. Bush, first as chief speechwriter (Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications and Director of Speechwriting) and later as Deputy Assistant to the President for Media Affairs (1992-1993).
From 1996 to 2003, he served as the first host of FOX News Sunday, a Sunday morning interview and roundtable program produced by Fox News, airing on affiliates of the Fox Broadcasting Company and later in the day on Fox News Channel.
Snow served as the primary guest host of Rush Limbaugh's program from the mid-1990s on. He was also a frequent commentator on National Public Radio. Snow's own Tony Snow Show on Fox News Radio premiered in late 2003. It ended when he became White House Press Secretary in April 2006.
I wish smooth sailing to Tony Snow and his family through the weeks to come.
I know I can safely say Tony and his family have only the best wishes and good thoughts from those of us here on Dailykos.
Update: Apparently, after doing some research, surgery may be an option for Tony. There are two types of surgery that could be performed: Liver resection. In this operation the surgeon cuts out cancer that has spread to the liver, as well as parts of the liver that are next to the cancer. Up to half of your liver can be removed as long as the rest is healthy. Two other methods to destroy cancer cells in the liver include radio waves (radiofrequency ablation) and heat (microwave coagulation).
Cryosurgery. Also called cryotherapy, this type of surgery uses liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. It is used when the tumors in the liver are still fairly small.
Update: I know I don't have to tell you all this, but for the occassional troller - We at Dailykos do not swim in the Rush Limbaugh pool of scum. We do not wish ill-health on our political opponents or their families. We at Dailykos give our whole-hearted best wishes and prayers to Tony Snow and his family.
Update: As mentioned in the comments, Tony Snow does not have liver cancer. He has colon cancer that has metasticized to the liver. This can be treatable, but the prognosis is not good. Surgery and chemo can be options, but as stated, the long-term survival rate is poor.