Butch Davis has a growth in his mouth (lolz to self about headline)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2806074

UNC's Davis undergoes chemo for growth in mouth
Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina football coach Butch Davis is undergoing chemotherapy after a dentist removed a cancerous growth from his mouth.

"I know people are going to be concerned and everything, but it's going to be OK," Davis said Tuesday. "We're going to get through this and we're going to have a great season next fall."

Chemotherapy side effects
Chemotherapy just may be more notorious for its side effects than for its life-saving potential. Fortunately, after years of experience with chemo drugs, doctors and patients have found ways to manage common side effects. A few are outlined below.

Though chemotherapy drugs can cause dozens of unwelcome side effects, the trinity that usually comes to mind is:

• Fatigue
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Source: Webmd.com

Davis said he wasn't even aware he had a growth when he saw his dentist late last month in Cleveland for a routine cleaning. After the growth was removed, a biopsy diagnosed it as non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Subsequent exams found no evidence that the cancer has spread, but Davis said he is undergoing chemotherapy as a precaution. He had his first two-hour session last week, and will have between three and six more.

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system and can occur most places in the body. The two main kinds are Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

"Like most people faced with cancer, the diagnosis came as a complete shock," Davis said. "However, the doctors have been thorough and have recommended a course of chemotherapy. As a result of all of the other tests, my general health has never been better."

The former Cleveland Browns and University of Miami coach was hired in November. He replaced the fired John Bunting, who had just one winning season in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels finished the 2006 season with a 3-9 record, winning their final two games.

Davis went 51-20 at Miami from 1995-2000, returning to national prominence a program saddled with severe scholarship reductions and a one-year postseason ban because of a lack of institutional control.

He left Miami in 2001 to coach the Cleveland Browns. The Miami team he left won the 2001 national title under Larry Coker and reached the championship game the following season. In the NFL, Davis went 24-35 before resigning in 2004.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

 

here's to a complete eradication of the cancer.

 

agreesome. Even the Duke folks should be on board with wishing him a speedy and complete recovery. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma....damn.

 

Here's some info on the type... best of luck to him:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_Is_Non_Hodgkins_Lymphoma_32.asp

 

Amazing on a routine cleaning they find this and remove it. I work with folks that are scared to death of dentist.

 

That's what I said when I heard the news. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is what killed my mother 2 years ago. Ate her up in about 6 weeks.

 

Best of luck to Coach Davis in his recovery.

 

It killed my MIL too. Not a nice way to go. She passed away in 1993 - hopefully they have made some advancement on this by now and he'll have better results from the treatment.

 

It appears that they caught this thing early enough. Other tests confirmed that there were no other areas affected. Hopefully a round of chemo and he will be fine.

 

Well I truly hope so (this is coming from a Cleveland Browns fans) but thats exactly what they told my MIL.