600 ESPN EL PASO » cancer http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Nebraska Lets Seven-Year-Old Cancer Patient Score Touchdown [VIDEO] http://krod.com/nebraska-lets-seven-year-old-cancer-patient-score-touchdown-video/ http://krod.com/nebraska-lets-seven-year-old-cancer-patient-score-touchdown-video/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:11:55 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=115130 Three cheers for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and 7-year-old cancer patient Jack Hoffman. On the final play of the Cornhuskers spring game Hoffman, who's taking a break from his 60-week chemotherapy session, took a handoff from Taylor Martinez and ran 69 yards for a touchdown to the applause of the team and 60,000 fans.

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]]> http://krod.com/nebraska-lets-seven-year-old-cancer-patient-score-touchdown-video/feed/ 0 YouTube.com Joe Paterno Afflicted with Lung Cancer After Firing From Penn State http://krod.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/ http://krod.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:39:24 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=61454 Less than 10 days after being fired from a job he held for nearly 46 years, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno revealed Friday he has lung cancer. A statement delivered by son Scott Paterno said the cancer is treatable and doctors expect the coaching legend to make a full recovery.

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]]> http://krod.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/feed/ 0 Rob Carr, Getty Images Boxing Legend Joe Frazier Seriously Ill With Liver Cancer http://krod.com/boxing-joe-frazier-liver-cancer/ http://krod.com/boxing-joe-frazier-liver-cancer/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:05:51 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58876 Boxing legend Joe Frazier, perhaps most famous for his 1975 “Thrilla in Manila” fight with Muhammad Ali, was diagnosed with liver cancer about a month ago and is now gravely ill with the disease.

His manager Leslie Wolff said the 67-year-old Frazier is currently in a Philadelphia hospice and called him a “true gentleman,” adding, “Along with… Ali, (he is) one of the two most recognizable athletes in the world.”

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]]> http://krod.com/boxing-joe-frazier-liver-cancer/feed/ 0 Brad Barket / Keystone, Getty Images Retired Florida State Head Coach Bobby Bowden Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer in 2007 http://krod.com/florida-state-bobby-bowden-prostate-cancer/ http://krod.com/florida-state-bobby-bowden-prostate-cancer/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:29:27 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=45870 Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden disclosed that he kept treatment for prostate cancer in the spring of 2007 under wraps so that others wouldn’t use the information against him while recruiting star players.

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