Lymphoma survivor Lester's father also has cancer

Jon Lester's father has a highly treatable form of cancer, the Boston Red Sox left-hander and lymphoma survivor said in an interview with ESPN. "It's very different than mine," Lester told the network, which aired the interview Sunday before Boston's first trip of the season to Lester's native Seattle area. "His is slow growing," Lester said of his father, John. "His is something that he's going to die with, not die from. ... He's doing really well. He has to go through the treatments ... [link]