Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed that he fought Stage 4 melanoma for a decade after being diagnosed in 2010.
“I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle (drug) called PD-1 (therapy),” Jones told Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday. “I went into trials for that PD-1 and it has been one of the great medicines.”
Jones added: “I now have no tumors.”
The 82-year-old mentioned receiving treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in the fifth episode of the Netflix documentary “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.”
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. A Stage 4 diagnosis means cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body, such as the brain, lungs, or liver. Jones said he underwent four separate surgeries in the decade following his diagnosis: two lung operations and two lymph node surgeries.
Jones purchased the Cowboys for $140 million in 1989. Dallas is the most valuable NFL franchise with a value of $12.8 billion, up 24% from last year, according to Sportico’s Kurt Badenhausen.
The Cowboys hold a 319-261 regular-season record under Jones’ ownership, with three Super Bowl victories.
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