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Jim Kelly at the Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction in 2015.
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Jim Kelly says tests show return of oral cancer

Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette

Jim Kelly says tests show return of oral cancer

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly he has once again been diagnosed with oral cancer.

The Western Pennsylvania native released a statement Thursday through his publicist saying he is “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news, and vows to once again to fight to overcome the disease. He did not go into specifics on the diagnoses except to say the cancer was discovered following a test.

Kelly, who was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in East Brady, Pa., had been cancer-free since September 2014, but had been required to undergo follow-up testing every six months.

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Kelly’s battle with cancer began in June 2013, when he had surgery to remove cancerous cells in his upper jaw. The cancer then spread to his sinus in March of 2014. Kelly then spent two months undergoing a barrage of treatments that left him in a weakened state but successfully removed the cancerous cells.

Jim Kelly has been named the winner of the 2015 Dapper Dan Lifetime Achievement Award and will be honored at the 2015 Dapper Dan Dinner and Sports Auction on Feb. 10.
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First Published: March 1, 2018, 5:00 p.m.

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Jim Kelly at the Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction in 2015.  (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
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