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Washington Post
14 hours ago
- Health
- Washington Post
What to know about bladder cancer after Deion Sanders shares diagnosis
Deion Sanders, the University of Colorado's head football coach, talked about his treatment for an aggressive form of bladder cancer for the first time publicly at a news conference Monday. Sporting a cowboy hat and shades, the 57-year-old NFL Hall of Famer said he underwent surgery to remove his bladder this year after doctors discovered a high-grade tumor.
CBS News
a day ago
- Health
- CBS News
Deion Sanders' "cancer-free" announcement draws relief, gratitude across the sports world
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders, head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, announced for the first time publicly on Monday that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and that he is now considered "cancer-free." Sanders and his medical team spoke at a 40-minute news conference on Monday about his diagnosis and treatment at a news conference, where Sanders said he had no warning or risk factors associated with bladder cancer and urged people to get checked by a doctor early and often. "Men, everybody, get checked out," he pleaded, flanked by doctors. "Because if it wasn't for me getting tested for something else, they wouldn't have stumbled upon this. And make sure you get the right care, because without wonderful people like this, I probably wouldn't be sitting here today." Despite moments of brevity at the news conference, Sanders stressed the importance of cancer testing, getting emotional at times while speaking. "Get checked out," he repeated with emphasis. "It could've been a whole other gathering if I hadn't." Sanders thanked his medical team, God, and his family, as well as others who reached out with encouragement. "Randy Moss called me every other day to make sure I was straight," he said. "Randy Moss prayed for me, he and his wife told me what I need to be doing -- he's gone through some things very similar (...) he gave me so much strength and so much guidance and so much love, respect, and appreciation. Thank you, Randy, I really appreciate you." Figures from around the sports world expressed a range of reactions from relief that Sanders was now cancer-free to gratitude for his urging of others to be proactive about their health. "You LOVE to see it," former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III wrote on X. "God's got your back always." Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the NBA Hall of Famer, tweeted, "I'm happy to hear that my friend Deion Sanders has been cleared of cancer. I'll be praying that God continues to bless him with good health and lifelong prosperity!" Michael Strahan, NFL Hall of Famer, wrote on X that he was "Proud of my brotha," and went on to praise his work as a coach and a mentor. "He has continued to fight and do it while using his platform to help others. Love you my man... and can't wait to see you back out there doing what you are meant to do, COACH!!" Strahan continued. "If you don't believe he's doing this for the love of the kids and giving young men and women an opportunity on and off the field, I respectfully ask you to please think again."
The Independent
a day ago
- Health
- The Independent
‘God is so good': Deion Sanders opens up about his battle with bladder cancer
Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders revealed he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. Sanders underwent surgery to remove his bladder and create a new one, with doctors confirming he is now cured of the disease. He disclosed that he lost 25 pounds during his illness and joked about now needing to use absorbent underwear. The cancer was discovered during a routine CT scan for blood clots, prompting Sanders to encourage others to get regular medical check-ups. Sanders kept his diagnosis secret from his sons, telling them it was a foot issue, to allow them to focus on the NFL draft.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
How Deion Sanders Beat Bladder Cancer
Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey beating bladder cancer during a press conference in the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, July 28, 2025 Credit - Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post—Getty Images On July 28, University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders revealed that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer—but now, after treatment, is considered cured. 'We're going to beat it, ain't we?' Sanders, who is 57, asked one of his doctors, Dr. Janet Kukreja, who appeared on stage with him at a press conference in Boulder. 'It's beaten,' she responded, later adding that as an oncologist, she does not 'use [the word cure] lightly.' The spotlight on bladder cancer is 'long overdue,' Kukreja told TIME after the press conference. (She is the director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.) 'It's high time that people recognize bladder cancer is a very serious cancer, and a very common cancer.' Here's what to know about the disease, as well as what it's like to live with a restructured bladder. Who's most at risk for bladder cancer? More than 80,000 new cases of bladder cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease is far more common in men than in women. 'The male to female ratio is about 60%-70% male to 30%-40% female,' says Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg, chief of the genitourinary oncology service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 'It's a big split.' Other common risk factors include smoking, exposure to certain industrial chemicals, older age, and chronic bladder irritation and infections. Sanders publicly hinted at a health problem throughout the football off-season, but did not reveal the cause of his symptoms until now. He was diagnosed with very high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, Kukreja confirmed to TIME, which means his disease was confined to the inner lining of the bladder and hadn't spread to the muscle layer or the rest of the body. 'It was caught at just the right time,' she says, noting that Sanders initially learned about it incidentally from a follow-up CT scan he had related to vascular surgery. 'It was totally not what anybody thought was going to come from that,' she says. 'That's usually not how we find it. Usually we find it because people have blood in their urine.' What's bladder removal surgery? Some bladder cancer patients opt for intravesical therapy, which means chemotherapy is administered directly into the bladder; others benefit from approaches like immune checkpoint inhibitors, or a combination of both. During the press conference, Sanders said he chose to have his tumor surgically removed, which is called a cystectomy. 'Given his commitments to his family and to the team, he elected to undergo a bladder removal,' Kukreja said during the press conference. 'We performed a full robot-assisted laparoscopic bladder removal and creation of a new bladder. And I am pleased to report that the results from the surgery are that he is cured from the cancer.' There are several ways to reconstruct the bladder after removal, but Sanders' team opted for a neobladder, in which part of the intestine is used to create a new bladder that's remarkably close to normal anatomy. Patients typically stay in the hospital for two to five days after surgery, and then use a catheter for a couple weeks before beginning to train their new bladder, Kukreja says. 'When people empty, they have to kind of push their abdominal muscles, like they're doing a sit-up,' she says. 'It's not hard to learn—it's just a new muscle memory. Most people can do it and do it well.' About half of people with a neobladder experience leakage overnight, Kukreja says, which Sanders spoke candidly about during the press conference. 'It's a totally different life,' he said. 'I depend on Depends … I cannot control my bladder.' At one point, he joked that he may need to have a "porta potty on the sideline' of games in case he needed to pee. Still, patients who opt for bladder removal tend to recover well after surgery. 'Our surgeons here have looked at it, and about a year after surgery, quality of life is mostly at baseline in the most important ways,' Rosenberg says. 'People can do almost everything they want to do in life regardless of the type of urinary reconstruction. It's a big change, and it's not a trivial surgery, but it's hopefully a curative surgery and gets rid of the problem.' Catching bladder cancer on time Throughout the press conference, Sanders urged people to pay attention to their own health and get a check-up if they notice anything unusual. There's no screening test for bladder cancer, but experts agree that if you notice any blood in your urine, you should take it seriously and make a doctor's appointment. 'I can't tell you how many times people come in and they say, 'Well, a year ago I saw a little blood in my urine, and it just went away. It was there for a day, and it went away, and I kind of let it go,'' says Dr. Daniel M. Geynisman, chief of the division of genitourinary medical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. 'So now it's six months or nine months later, and that can be a huge amount of time in this disease.' Most of the time, there will be a non-cancer-related cause, he adds, but even one fleeting day of bleeding calls for proper evaluation. It's not worth taking any chances, he stresses. 'If you see blood in your urine, you have to go get it checked out,' Geynisman says. 'Do not let it go. It's not normal.' Contact us at letters@ Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Deion Sanders linked to Chris Brown's ex Karreuche Tran after she was spotted with him during cancer treatment
Deion Sanders has sparked romance rumors with Karrueche Tran after the stunning actress and model was seen by his side in hospital before he recently underwent bladder surgery. Sanders, 57, revealed on Monday that he was forced to have his bladder removed earlier this year after being diagnosed with cancer. The Colorado football coach and NFL icon confirmed he is now cancer free following the op, which saw doctors completely eliminate the tumor before creating a new bladder. In a video shared on the family's YouTube channel, 'Well Off Media', Sanders is captured in his hospital room before undergoing the procedure - and an emotional Tran, 37, is sitting right next to him. The Hollywood star, who previously dated Chris Brown, is visibly upset in the clip while explaining what Deion is about to go through and why. 'We are at the hospital because we are dealing with...' she says before bursting into tears. Tran eventually continues: 'We are dealing with bladder cancer, and he is having his bladder removed, and they will create a new bladder with one of his intestines. This option was I guess the best because it fully removes the cancer to ensure that it doesn't come back because it was close to his muscle. 'So yeah, we are here to fully remove the bladder.' The camera then pans to Sanders on his phone before he adds about his NFL-rookie sons Shedeur and Shilo: 'I'm texting the boys. It's their first day of practice today, and I'm excited.' Deion and Karrueche have been linked for a number of months after they were spotted together eating on a lunch date earlier this year. Tran's most famous previous relationship came when she began dating R&B icon Brown back in 2011, before they briefly split when he reconnected with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna a year later. In 2013 the pair rekindled their romance for another two years, only for it to end on a sour note when Brown was accused of sending her threatening text messages and voicemails. A judge granted Tran a five-year restraining order against him in 2017 after she shared evidence of the messages in court, while she also alleged that he punched her in the stomach twice and pushed her down the stairs. She also briefly dated Migos rapper Quavo, which came before a longer-term relationship with former NFL star Victor Cruz from 2017-21. Tran previously dated R&B icon Chris Brown on-and-off for the best part of four years As for Sanders, he has been married twice to first wife Carolyn Chambers, with whom he had daughter Deiondra and son Deion Jr, before tying the knot again with Pilar Biggers-Sanders - the mother of Shilo, Shedeur and another daughter in Shelomi. Following his divorce from Pilar, Deion was also previously engaged to Tracey Edmonds before they called it off in 2019. In a press conference with his doctor on Monday, Sanders shared that he is now cancer-free after being diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year. 'You were such a blessing,' he said to Dr. Janet Kukreja, who was sat next to him. 'Guiding me to, taking me through, verbalizing every darn detail so that I can make an educated decision.'
