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Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun had some moments of fear, but never thought about retiring after being diagnosed for a second time with skin cancer. "All I thought was, 'How do we defeat this?"' Calhoun said Friday. The 66-year-old Hall of Fame coach said doctors determined last month that a lump in the upper right side of his neck near the jaw line was squamous cell cancer, a type of skin cancer. He had surgery on May 6 to remove the lump, several dozen surrounding lymph nodes and part of his salivary gland. Subsequent tests indicated all the cancer had been removed. Calhoun will begin six weeks of radiation treatments on June 24 at the UConn Health Center to minimize chances that the cancer will return. His doctors said there will be some short-term side effects from the radiation, but they expect Calhoun to return to his normal lifestyle, including coaching. He expects to be back on the bench in the fall to begin his 23rd season with the Huskies.

New York Daily News

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June 1, 2008  07:38 AM ET
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Good luck Coach!

 
June 2, 2008  02:10 PM ET
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wish him the best!

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