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| image = Samson cancer.jpg
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| caption = Samson needs to breathe in an oxygen tank to live.
| caption = [[Samson]] needs to breathe from an oxygen tank to live.
| first = [[Nothing to Hide]]
| first = The Crane
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| owned = [[Karen Sprague]] <br/> Hiro's grandfather,<br/> [[Linderman's mother]],<br/> [[Samson Gray]]
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'''Cancer''' is an illness in which a group of body cells grow uncontrollably, invading and destroying nearby tissues. It is a serious medical condition which affects millions every year, including some characters from ''Heroes''.
'''Cancer''' is a common illness shown in the show.

==Afflicted Characters==
* [[Arnold]] (deceased due to unrelated causes)
* [[Samson Gray]]
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* Hiro's grandfather (succumbed)
* [[Linderman's mother]] ([[healing|cured]])
* [[Mrs. Millbrook]] (succumbed)
* [[Hiro Nakamura]] (cured)
* Ivan Spektor's daughter (succumbed)
* [[Karen Sprague]] (succumbed)


==About==
==About==
===[[Episode:Nothing to Hide|Nothing to Hide]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
[[Hiro]] remembers that his grandfather survived the bombing of [[Hiroshima]] at the end of [[World War II]], but later died of cancer.
[[Ted]]'s undercontrol use of his power caused his [[Karen|wife]] to be exposed to radiation effects of his [[Induced radioactivity|ability]].


===[[Episode:Shades of Gray|Shades of Gray]]===
===[[Better Halves]]===
Posing as [[Claire]]'s biological father, [[Hank]] tells her that there's a history of cancer on his side of the family.
[[Sylar]] is ready to seek revenge to his [[Samson Gray|father]] after finding him in a hidden trailer in the woods. [[Samson Gray]], his father, didn't care about Sylar murdering him for he knows that he would die either way, through his cancer.


When [[Jessica]] confronts [[Niki]] about her [[split personality]], Niki theorizes that her "hallucination" is caused by a tumor.


===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
===[[Episode:Nothing to Hide|Nothing to Hide]]===
At [[the Spragues' home]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[Matt]] finds methotrexate, an anti-cancer drug. The doctor who prescribed the drug is the oncologist [[Robert Fresco]]. Later at a [[Los Angeles hospital]], [[Ted]] explains that his uncontrollable use of his power caused [[Karen Sprague|his wife]] to be exposed to the [[radiation]] effects of his [[ability]]. This caused her to develop cancer.
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Hiro's grandfather died in cancer.


===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3]]===
[[Linderman]] remembers the first time he used his [[healing|ability]] to cure his mother's cancer.
[[Linderman]] remembers the first time he used his [[healing|ability]] which was to cure [[Linderman's mother|his mother's]] liver cancer.

===[[Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1]]===
[[Ted]] remembers when [[Karen]] developed and died of [[cancer]].

===[[Graphic Novel:Maya y Alejandro]]===
In his book ''[[Activating Evolution]]'', [[Chandra Suresh]] discusses the possibility of the cancer cell holding the secret to keeping healthy cells alive longer.

===[[The Line]]===
[[Noah Bennet]] questions [[Ivan Spektor]] about Ivan's daughter. Ivan tells Noah she died of leukemia.

===[[Graphic Novel:The Caged Bird, Part 1]]===
[[Mrs. Millbrook]] is diagnosed with cancer and told that she only has a few weeks to live. She dies of the disease in [[September 2006]].

===[[Episode:Shades of Gray|Shades of Gray]]===
[[Sylar]] is ready to seek revenge on [[Samson Gray|his father]] after finding him in a hidden [[Samson Gray's cabin‎|trailer]] in the woods. He is shocked to find that his father is dying of cancer. Because he is dying, Samson says he doesn't mind if Sylar kills him. However, when Samson sees Sylar's ability to [[regeneration|heal himself]], he covets the power, and attempts to take it. Sylar overpowers Samson, but does not kill him, and instead chooses to let the cancer finish him off.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* In the [[unaired pilot]], [[Amid Halebi]]'s [[radioactive]] [[ability]] has caused his wife to develop and die of cancer. Much of this storyline was reattributed to [[Ted]]'s character.
*It is unknown if Samson Gray have lung cancer because he is shown smoking a cigarette in the ending of the episode, [[Shades of Gray]].
* [[Noah]] says that [[Hiro]] has a tumor (and that [[Claire]]'s [[regenerative]] blood would only make it grow faster because it is living tissue) {{epp|405}}. Although many tumors are cancerous, Hiro's tumor is not necessarily the result of cancer.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Healing liver cancer.JPG|Linderman [[healing|heals]] his mother's cancer.
Image:Healing liver cancer.JPG|[[Linderman]] [[healing|heals]] [[Linderman's mother|his mother]]'s cancer.
Image:Tedwife.JPG|Ted remorses for his wife's cancer.
Image:Tedwife.JPG|[[Ted]] feels remorse for causing [[Karen|his wife's]] cancer.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Cancer

Samson needs to breathe from an oxygen tank to live.
First reference: The Crane
"Cancer" on Wikipedia

Cancer is an illness in which a group of body cells grow uncontrollably, invading and destroying nearby tissues. It is a serious medical condition which affects millions every year, including some characters from Heroes.

Afflicted Characters

About

Graphic Novel:The Crane

Hiro remembers that his grandfather survived the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II, but later died of cancer.

Better Halves

Posing as Claire's biological father, Hank tells her that there's a history of cancer on his side of the family.

When Jessica confronts Niki about her split personality, Niki theorizes that her "hallucination" is caused by a tumor.

Nothing to Hide

At the Spragues' home in Los Angeles, Matt finds methotrexate, an anti-cancer drug. The doctor who prescribed the drug is the oncologist Robert Fresco. Later at a Los Angeles hospital, Ted explains that his uncontrollable use of his power caused his wife to be exposed to the radiation effects of his ability. This caused her to develop cancer.

Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3

Linderman remembers the first time he used his ability which was to cure his mother's liver cancer.

Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1

Ted remembers when Karen developed and died of cancer.

Graphic Novel:Maya y Alejandro

In his book Activating Evolution, Chandra Suresh discusses the possibility of the cancer cell holding the secret to keeping healthy cells alive longer.

The Line

Noah Bennet questions Ivan Spektor about Ivan's daughter. Ivan tells Noah she died of leukemia.

Graphic Novel:The Caged Bird, Part 1

Mrs. Millbrook is diagnosed with cancer and told that she only has a few weeks to live. She dies of the disease in September 2006.

Shades of Gray

Sylar is ready to seek revenge on his father after finding him in a hidden trailer in the woods. He is shocked to find that his father is dying of cancer. Because he is dying, Samson says he doesn't mind if Sylar kills him. However, when Samson sees Sylar's ability to heal himself, he covets the power, and attempts to take it. Sylar overpowers Samson, but does not kill him, and instead chooses to let the cancer finish him off.

Notes

Gallery


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