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Jerry Jones reveals 2010 cancer diagnosis in new documentary
Jerry Jones reveals he battled cancer in an upcoming Netflix documentary series about the Dallas Cowboys. In an episode of "America's Team: The Gamble and His Cowboys," the 10-part documentary series scheduled to premier next Tuesday, Jones mentions that he underwent cancer treatment "about a dozen years ago." On Wednesday morning, the Dallas Morning News reported that Jones overcame stage 4 melanoma after a decade-long battle beginning with his diagnosis in 2010. "I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle [drug] called PD-1 [therapy]," Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines. "I now have no tumors." REVIEW: 'America's Team' Netflix series a fascinating look at Jerry Jones, Cowboys According to the American Cancer Society, PD-1 therapy targets the PD-1 protein on immune cells. PD-1 is a "checkpoint protein" that can prevent immune cells called "T cells" from attacking normal cells. However, some cancer cells have enough of PDL-1, a different protein that bonds with PD-1 and allows it to prevent attacks from the immune system. The goal of checkpoint protein-related therapy is to block PD-1 from bonding with PDL-1, essentially allowing the body's immune system to attack other cells more freely. The aim is to "help the immune system to better find and attack the cancer cells, wherever they are in the body," but it can lead to some brutal side effects as the immune system might attack other, healthy cells in the body. Jones' stage 4 cancer diagnosis means that the cancer cells from his melanoma had spread to other parts of his body, which is what led to his four surgeries surgeries on his lungs and lymph nodes. According to the American Cancer Society, melanoma patients who have had their cancer metastasize to "distant parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, or skin, or lymph nodes" have a five-year survival rate of 35%. Jones was one of the fortunate survivors of his battle. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cowboys documentary reveals Jerry Jones' cancer diagnosis in 2010
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says experimental drug saved him after cancer diagnosis
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has the Dallas Morning News that an experimental trial drug saved his life after he fought Stage 4 melanoma for a decade. Jones, 82, talked about undergoing cancer treatments in an episode of the upcoming Netflix documentary on the Cowboys: "America's team: The Gambler and His Cowboys." He didn't give details, but a reporter from the Morning News asked him about it on Tuesday, and Jones said he was "saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle (drug) called PD-1 (therapy). "I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines. "I now have no tumors," Jones told the newspaper. Stage 4 melanoma refers to skin cancer that has metastasized to other parts of the body. Jones said he was diagnosed in 2010 and began treatment. Over the next decade, he said, he had two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries. He began the experimental therapy near the end of the 10-year period with PD-1, or Programmed Cell Death Protein 1, a type of immunotherapy that according to the American Cancer Society helps "the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells." The often outspoken Jones is one of the NFL's most recognizable owners. The Netflix series documents his purchase of the Cowboys in 1989, the firing of iconic coach Tom Landry, Jones's hiring of Jimmy Johnson and the team's glittering successes in the 1990s — when the Cowboys won three Super Bowls between 1992 and 1995.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discloses decade-long cancer battle
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Jerry Jones was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma and underwent four surgeries over more than a decade to beat the cancer, the Dallas Cowboys owner revealed. Jones made the disclosure during an interview published Wednesday in the Dallas Morning News. The 82-year-old billionaire, who said he was diagnosed in 2010, credited an experimental drug with saving his life. He received treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle called PD-1 [therapy]," Jones told the Morning News. "I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines. I now have no tumors." Stage 4 melanoma means the cancer has already spread to other areas of the body, including the distant lymph nodes, areas of skin or other organs, according to the American Cancer Society. Alternative treatments are typically tried before chemotherapy. PD-1, or Programmed Cell Death Protein 1, therapy helps the immune system fight cancer cells. The five-year survival rate for those with a distant spread of melanoma -- with the cancer in the lungs, liver, skin or lymph nodes -- is 35%, based on data collected by the American Cancer Society for people diagnosed between 2014 and 2020. Jones said he underwent two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries. The longtime Cowboys owner bought the franchise for $140 million in 1989. The Cowboys were listed as the most valuable franchise in the NFL on Wednesday, topping Sportico's annual rankings with a value of $12.8 billion. Last year, the Cowboys became the first franchise to pass the $10 billion mark.
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6 days ago
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Cowboys owner Jones says experimental drug saved him after cancer diagnosis
Jones, 82, talked about undergoing cancer treatments in an episode of the upcoming Netflix documentary on the Cowboys: "America's team: The Gambler and His Cowboys". He didn't give details, but a reporter from the Morning News asked him about it on Tuesday and Jones said he was "saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle (drug) called PD-1 (therapy). "I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines. "I now have no tumors," Jones told the newspaper. Stage four melanoma refers to skin cancer that has metastasized to other parts of the body. Jones said he was diagnosed in 2010 and began treatment. Over the next decade, he said, he had two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries. He began the experimental therapy near the end of the 10-year period with PD-1, or Pogrammed Cell Death Protein 1, a type of immunotherapy that according to the American Cancer Society helps "the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells." The often outspoken Jones is one of the NFL's most recognizable owners. The Netflix series documents his purchase of the Cowboys in 1989, the firing of iconic coach Tom Landry, Jones's hiring of Jimmy Johnson and the team's glittering successes in the 1990s -- when the Cowboys won three Super Bowls between 1992 and 1995.
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals cancer diagnosis and credits experimental drug
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary, 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,' which will debut on Netflix next week. The 82-year-old Jones then told The Dallas Morning News how he was initially diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent two surgeries on his lung and two on his lymph nodes over the next 10 years after skin cancer cells metastasized to other parts of his body. 'I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle (drug) called PD-1 (therapy),' Jones said. 'I went into trials for that PD-1, and it has been one of the great medicines. I now have no tumors.' First-year Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer described Jones' fight with cancer as an 'amazing story' and praised him for going public. 'I'm glad that Jerry shared it, just because I think it gives people hope,' Schottenheimer said Wednesday. 'It gives people the strength to say, 'OK,' you know, 'Hey, you can beat this.'' Schottenheimer, 51, used his last news conference of the Cowboys' nearly monthlong stay in Southern California to talk about his own cancer diagnosis. He underwent surgery in 2003 for thyroid cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Then-Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder helped arrange Schottenheimer's treatment two years after firing his father, Marty Schottenheimer, as head coach. Brian Schottenheimer was Washington's quarterbacks coach during the 2001 season, the same year Snyder himself was treated for thyroid cancer. 'It doesn't discriminate against anybody,' Schottenheimer said. 'And mine was certainly less serious, but I was 28 when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Nothing like Stage 4, nothing like what Jerry and other people have to go through. But you hear that word 'cancer,' and it scares the hell out of you.' ___ AP NFL:
