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How reconstructive bladder surgery helped Deion Sanders beat cancer

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT

Two-time Super Bowl champion Deion Sanders revealed he underwent reconstructive surgery to build a new bladder after doctors discovered a tumor this spring.

Dr. Daniel Geynisman, a genitourinary oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, joins us to discuss how Sanders beat bladder cancer.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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