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Francona: Lester's cancer treatments about to end

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- In a just-concluded meeting with reporters, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said pitcher Jon Lester's treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma will end after one more chemotherapy session.

Francona wouldn't go beyond that -- he wouldn't confirm that Lester plans to attend spring training, which begins in Fort Myers, Fla., in about nine weeks -- but said a further update would come in an as-yet-unscheduled conference call Lester plans to hold with the media.

''From where I sit, this means [this week's winter meetings] are already a success,'' said Francona. ''That's great news.''

Lester was diagnosed with the disease late last August, and has been undergoing treatments in his native Washington state.

-- SEAN McADAM

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