I agree that it can be a bit jarring.
I have a new grid/swap version in the works, but it's not quite ready yet. I spent a bunch of time sweating the live feed but decided I could live with it for now and just get it launched.
Here is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs in 2005 at Stanford where he announces that he had cancer.
Edit: not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone's opinions on CNN mentioning his pancreatic cancer, I'm just linking this because I was reminded of it after reading the comment about his cancer and I recall it being an interesting read.