Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment.

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