Former `Survivor' champion Ethan Zohn battles with cancer

"Survivor" champ Ethan Zohn has cancer. Zohn, who outlasted the competition to win "Survivor: Africa" in 2002, is undergoing chemotherapy on Friday to treat the rare CD20-positive Hodgkin's.A spokeswoman for the CBS series, Lori DelliColli, confirmed Zohn's condition. The news was first reported by People magazine.  

The former pro soccer player, known for his curly mop of hair, was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin's disease in late April, when Doctors found a swollen lymph node under his left clavicle and a subsequent CT scan revealed a mass on the left side of his chest.

Then, last week, he began chemo treatments after being diagnosed with a less common type of the cancer that forms in the body's lymph system.

A form of cancer that can yield a 90 percent success rate, Hodgkin's disease affects the body's lymphatic system. Five percent of Hodgkin's patients suffer from the same strain as Zohn. Treatment includes an intense three-months of chemotherapy.