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Jason Collins: NBA's first openly-gay player reveals brain cancer diagnosis
- On Dec 11, Jason Collins revealed he has Stage 4 glioblastoma in an ESPN essay and video, saying he wanted people to hear directly from him about the diagnosis.
- A few months ago, Collins's family released a short, intentionally vague statement about his brain tumor to protect his privacy after he experienced sudden memory and focus loss, missed a flight, and underwent a CT scan at UCLA hospital that confirmed glioblastoma.
- Receiving treatment, Collins uses Avastin and targeted chemotherapy after standard chemotherapy failed, and undergoes experimental EnGeneIC EDV delivery therapy in Singapore, available only on compassionate grounds and halfway through his first cycle.
- Collins vows he will fight, saying doctors warned the cancer could kill him within six weeks to three months without treatment, and he hopes therapies lead to personalized immunotherapy.
- The National Institutes of Health and American Brain Tumor Association note glioblastoma prognosis is poor, with average survival about 11-to-14 months and 10% living five years or longer.
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Out MagazineJason Collins, first out gay NBA player, reveals he has 'deadliest form of brain cancer'
Jason Collins has faced several matchups throughout his basketball career that felt insurmountable, and he isn't going to let cancer be any different. The first out gay player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) revealed in an essay published by ESPN on Thursday that he's been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, which is "one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer." He said that without treatment, the cancer would spread quickly enough…
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