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Jason Collins: NBA's first openly-gay player reveals brain cancer diagnosis

On Dec 11, Jason Collins revealed he has Stage 4 glioblastoma in an ESPN essay and video, saying he wanted people to hear directly from him about the diagnosis.
A few months ago, Collins's family released a short, intentionally vague statement about his brain tumor to protect his privacy after he experienced sudden memory and focus loss, missed a flight, and underwent a CT scan at UCLA hospital that confirmed glioblastoma.
Receiving treatment, Collins uses Avastin and targeted chemotherapy after standard chemotherapy failed, and undergoes experimental EnGeneIC EDV delivery therapy in Singapore, available only on compassionate grounds and halfway through his first cycle.
Collins vows he will fight, saying doctors warned the cancer could kill him within six weeks to three months without treatment, and he hopes therapies lead to personalized immunotherapy.
The National Institutes of Health and American Brain Tumor Association note glioblastoma prognosis is poor, with average survival about 11-to-14 months and 10% living five years or longer.

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