Prince Harry Preps for Trip to U.S. and "Survivor" Winner Preps for More Chemo

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27 May 2009 10:45 AM

Prince Harry is prepping to horse around in the Big Apple this weekend.

Only his plans don't include his on-again, off-again girlfriend Chelsy Davy. Rather, the youngest son of the late Princess Diana will be hitting the polo field for a fundraising event for his Sentebale charity for African children.

The polo game marks Prince Harry's first-ever formal visit to the United States. While in America the royal spare will participate in the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on New York's historic Governors Island. The match will pit the 24-year-old prince against polo hottie Nacho Figueras.

Despite the pomp and circumstance surrounding the young prince's afternoon romp on the polo field, Harry's handlers say the main reason for the royal's trip is to raise funds for Sentebale, a charity founded in 2006 by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Africa, in honor of their mothers to combat that country's raging poverty and HIV/AIDS crisis.

The polo game is open to the public, and is supposed to attract some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

While Prince Harry prepares to take Manhattan, "Survivor: Africa" winner Ethan Zohn is preparing for his second round of chemotherapy and adjusting to life without his trademark mop of curly hair.

The soccer player, known for his mounds of curls, was diagnosed with Stage 2 CD20-positive Hodgkin's Lymphoma late last month. Zohn began his first chemotherapy treatments last week and is expected to undergo another round next month.

The physically fit former reality TV star was diagnosed with the deadly disease after months of unexplained itching and night sweats, originally thought to be a skin condition. However, it wasn't until a few weeks ago that doctors discovered a swollen lymph node under Zohn's left clavicle, and a CT scan revealed a mass on the left side of his chest.

The 35-year-old says he was "devastated" when he learned that the mass was cancerous.

According to Zohn's doctors, his type of cancer attacks the body's lymphatic system, but has a 90 percent survival rate when treated successfully with an aggressive, three-month chemotherapy regimen.

"This is the ultimate game of Survivor," Zohn told PEOPLE magazine in a recent interview, "and there's really only one outcome, and that's to win. There's no other option."

Yesterday Zohn shaved off his beloved cap of curls and doctors say he is expected to lose the remainder of his hair - including his scruffy beard - within days of his second chemo treatment.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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