Oxnard, California (AP) – The owner of Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, has credited an experimental test medication for managing to treat advanced melanoma when he revealed his diagnosis of cancer publicly for the first time.
Jones has revealed his illness in a documentary “America’s Team: The Gambeler and His Cowboys”, which will make his debut on Netflix next week. 82 years old then told Dallas Morning News How was it initially diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent two surgeries on his lung and two on his lymph nodes over the next 10 years after the cancer cells of the skin were metastasted in other parts of his body.
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“I was saved by fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle (drug) called PD-1 (therapy),” said Jones. “I went to tests for this PD-1, and that is one of the great drugs. I have no more tumors. “
First year Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer described Jones’ fight with cancer as an “incredible story” and congratulated him to be made public.
“I’m glad Jerry has shared, just because I think it gives people hope,” said Schotenheimer on Wednesday. “It gives people the strength to say,” OK “, you know,” hey, you can beat that. »»
Schottenheimer, 51, used his last press conference on the stay of cowboys in southern California to talk about his own cancer diagnosis. He underwent surgery in 2003 for thyroid cancer at Mayo Clinic de Rochester, Minnesota.
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The owner of the Washington commanders, Dan Snyder, helped organize the treatment of Schottenheimer two years after dismissed his father, Marty Schottenheimer, as a chief coach. Brian Schottenheimer was coach of the Washington quarters during the 2001 season, the same year Snyder himself was treated for thyroid cancer.
“This only discriminates for anyone,” said Schottenheimer. “And mine was certainly less serious, but I was 28 years old when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Nothing like stage 4, nothing like Jerry and other people have to cross. But you hear this word” cancer “, and that scares you.”
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