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Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, is reportedly undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. I don’t sleep well. Subscribe today for free and never miss an update.

“I have Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer,” wrote basketball icon Jason Collins in a candid essay published December 11 on ESPN.com.

I’ve always been scared of saying the wrong thing. If that’s all the time I have left, I’d rather spend it trying a course of treatment that might one day be a new standard of care for everyone.”

In fact, according to the Glioblastoma Foundation, the prognosis for this type of cancer is “generally very poor” with only 5% of patients surviving five years after diagnosis, although age, gender, genetic makeup and other factors contribute to outcomes.

Glioblastoma is the most common type of primary brain cancer, meaning a cancer that originates in the brain as opposed to cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to the brain from cancer in another area of the body.

About 12,000 people are diagnosed with glioblastoma a year, according to MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Most of these names relate to where in the brain they are located.

Who gets brain cancer?

Brain cancer is uncommon, and the lifetime risk of developing a malignant tumor of the brain or spinal cord is less than 1%. About 23,800 brain and spinal cord cancers are diagnosed in the United States each year, and about 16,700 people die of these cancers annually, according to the American Cancer Society.

Slightly more men than women develop brain and spinal cord cancer.

These are the cards I’ve been dealt.… We aren’t going to sit back and let this cancer kill me without giving it a hell of a fight.”

His battle includes traveling to Singapore for an experimental targeted chemotherapy, he explained in the essay as well as in a video made with sports journalist Ramona Shelburne, who has known Collins since they were in high school.

It is often used in conjunction with other forms of treatment.

Chemotherapy: Traditional chemotherapy works by killing fast-growing cells, including cancer cells. “As an athlete you learn not to panic in moments like this. HIV infection is also associated with an increased risk for some brain cancers.

What are the symptoms of brain cancer?

Many brain tumors do not cause symptoms.

Currently I’m receiving treatment at a clinic in Singapore that offers targeted chemotherapy — using EDVs — a delivery mechanism that acts as a Trojan horse, seeking out proteins only found in glioblastomas to deliver its toxic payload past the blood-brain barrier and straight into my tumors.

“The goal is to keep fighting the progress of the tumors long enough for a personalized immunotherapy to be made for me, and to keep me healthy enough to receive that immunotherapy once it’s ready.

“Because my tumor is unresectable, going solely with the “standard of care” — radiation and TMZ — the average prognosis is only 11 to 14 months.

Obama said he “couldn’t be prouder” of him.

Collins, a defensive specialist, finished his career with more than 2,600 points and 2,700 rebounds, helping the Nets reach the NBA Finals.

“NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor,” the statement reads. “Jason and his family welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason’s health and well-being.”

Neither the family nor the NBA shared additional details, such as when Collins was diagnosed or what treatment he is receiving.

When Collins came out in 2013, he became only the second active openly gay male athlete in major U.S.

professional sports, following Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers.

“No one wants to live in fear. It reads in part:

What is brain cancer?

Cancer develops when cells grow out of control. Targeted treatment is often better tolerated than chemotherapy, but cancer may develop resistance over time.

Immunotherapy: The newest type of treatment helps the immune system fight cancer.

For example, they may interfere with signaling pathways that regulate cell growth. Other people on the health care team may include nurse oncologists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, psychologists, dietitians and social workers.

Surgery: Some small and localized brain tumors can be surgically removed; this is known as resection.

Radiation: Radiation may be used to kill any cancer cells that remain after surgery or to shrink tumors that cannot be surgically removed.

However, current immunotherapy drugs work for only a subset of patients, and it is hard to predict who will benefit.

Jason Collins, the former NBA player who became the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league, said Thursday he’s battling “one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer”.

Collins, who revealed in a brief statement in September that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, said in an interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne published Thursday that he has stage 4 glioblastoma.

“It came on incredibly fast,” the 47-year-old said, describing early symptoms of memory loss and inability to focus that reached a tipping point in August.

“I had been having weird symptoms like this for a week or two, but unless something is really wrong, I’m going to push through.