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Illinois TV anchorman says he has months to live
Sept. 12, 2014, 12:42 PM EST
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) A television news anchorman fighting brain cancer in Illinoishas told viewers he has only four to six months to live, but he hopes to work as long as he can.
During a newscast Thursday, Dave Benton told viewers of WCIA-TV in Champaignthat doctors recently told him that his brain tumor is too large for surgery or radiation.
He says he'll try a new treatment to slow the tumor's growth, but that his goal is to add "a few more days and make them the best they can be."
Benton has a wife and two adult children. He grew up in Addison, a Chicago suburb, and graduated from Northern Illinois University.
Benton's online biography says he has worked at the station for nine years.