In 2006, as a freshman at Duke University, I was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called chordoma. The disease has an average survival of seven years and a cure rate—through surgery and ...

Mac Sinise died Jan. 5 after a five-year battle with chordoma, a rare type of cancer found in the spine. In his final years, he was dedicated to working with his father's foundation and making music.

5, five years after he was diagnosed with chordoma. He was 33 years old. “Like any family experiencing such a loss, we are ...