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DENVER — Doctors like fractions and percentages. So the one for cancer-stricken Denver Nuggets coach George Karl provided one Monday both for Karl’s coaching return and for his long-term health.
Dr. Jacques Sarri, Karl’s personal physician, said Karl definitely will miss the first round of the playoffs. But Sarri put the chances at “two-thirds” Karl could be back for the second round if the Nuggets advance.
Sarri said Karl’s treatment for squamous cell head/neck cancer has been “very positive.” He said there recently were markers returned from a part of his throat tumor that was sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the results greatly pleased medical officials working with Karl.
“It indicated a very favorable prognosis,” Sarri said in an interview with FanHouse. “There is a 15 percent chance his cancer may come back after two years.”
That’s 85 percent it won’t, which is better than the free-throw percentage of every player on the Nuggets except Chauncey Billups (91.1).
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Recovering From Cancer, George Karl May Return for Second Round
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Recovering From Cancer, George Karl May Return for Second Round
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