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\"University
University of Colorado head football coach Deion \u201cCoach Prime\u201d Sanders speaks at the \u201cPrime Perspective\u201d event, which focused on encouraging men ages 40 and older to seek medical care when they need it. Photo by Tyler Schank. Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That a pro football Hall of Famer and the Emmy-winning sportscaster swapped stories in front of a live audience and various cameras \u2014 nothing out of the ordinary there.<\/p>\n

That the discussion started with respective funny\/not-funny anecdotes about incontinence episodes related to urologic cancer surgery, and, in the subsequent hour, scarcely touched on athletics? Extraordinary.<\/p>\n

University of Colorado head football coach<\/a> Deion \u201cCoach Prime\u201d Sanders recently joined Altitude Sports anchor Vic Lombardi, who is fighting prostate cancer, at the UCHealth Champions Center at Folsom Field for \u201cPrime Perspective.\u201d The December event, attended by about 130 people, was part of MANtenance Live presented by UCHealth. The MANtenance campaign<\/a> encourages men over 40 to seek medical care when needed and improve their health<\/a>. In addition to the discussion, UCHealth providers offered health screenings, including a lipid panel, blood glucose, blood pressure<\/a> and a consultation on heart disease, diabetes<\/a>, and stroke risk based on the results and other information collected via an online survey.<\/p>\n

\"The
The \u201cPrime Perspective\u201d event, which is part of UCHealth’s MANtenance programs, drew about 130 people. Photo by Taylor Schank, Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Getting the word out on men\u2019s health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sanders, 58, hasn\u2019t been shy about sharing the health challenges he has in faced in recent years \u2014 including blood clots<\/a> in his lower leg that cost him two toes and, this year, bladder cancer. He says he was blessed by God with athletic gifts that have manifested publicly and feels that going public with his own health setbacks can help others improve their health and cope with setbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ain\u2019t just about no darn football. This ain\u2019t just about CU. This is about people,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like this is a loss. I feel like it\u2019s a gain, because now we\u2019re preparing so many more people to understand the trials and tribulations in the process [by being] transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the hour was up, he would find out just how directly the influence of his bladder cancer story has been.<\/p>\n

\"Coach
Coach Prime joined Altitude Sports anchor, Vic Lombardi, right, who is fighting prostate cancer. Coach Prime spoke at the UCHealth Champions Center at Folsom Field about the need for men to pay better attention to their health. Photo by Taylor Schank, Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An incidental bladder cancer finding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

That story<\/a>, in a nutshell: In early April, Sanders underwent a routine scan to check for blood clots, which he\u2019s genetically susceptible to. The scan turned up an incidental finding: bladder cancer.<\/p>\n

Many bladder cancer diagnoses come after noting blood in one\u2019s urine. Sanders had no symptoms. He had been similarly scanned six months earlier, and the bladder was fine. Now he had an aggressive tumor covering a quarter of it.<\/p>\n

They had caught the cancer at stage 1, before it spread beyond the bladder or into its muscular wall. But any bladder cancer is serious: It\u2019s the 10th<\/sup>-leading<\/a> cause of U.S. cancer deaths, with men accounting for 77% of cases.<\/p>\n

Dr. Janet Kukreja<\/a>, who is director of urologic oncology and cares for patients at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital<\/a>, presented Sanders with his options. He could go through a three-year course of treatments with repeat hospital visits involving the injection of chemotherapies directly into the bladder. Given Sanders\u2019s aggressive tumor, though, Kukreja told him that following that path would bring a 15% chance of recurrence, in which case his survival chances would be about 50-50.<\/p>\n

Three years of chemotherapy or a \u2018radical\u2019 surgery<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The other option was to remove the bladder and surgically create a replacement using a section of small bowel \u2014 a radical cystectomy with neobladder. Kukreja, an associate professor<\/a> at the University of Colorado School of Medicine<\/a> on the Anschutz Campus<\/a> in Aurora, happens to be one of the top U.S. surgeons<\/a> performing the procedure using a surgical robot. Sanders considered the cancer risk as well as his own busy schedule and personality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not coming down there every week after practice. I know me, I\u2019m not gonna do that,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m gonna get bored with it, and I\u2019m gonna be mad, and I\u2019m gonna be upset, and I don\u2019t want to come there with an attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went with the surgery.<\/p>\n

Kukreja performed the surgery in May, and it went well. Sanders recovered at his home in Texas.<\/p>\n

\"Coach
Coach Prime speaks at the \u201cPrime Perspective\u201d event about his health challenges and how important it is for men to pay attention to their health. Joining Coach Prime at the event was his surgeon, Dr. Janet Kukreja, director of urologic oncology, who cares for patients \u2014 including Coach Prime \u2014 at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. Photo by Taylor Schank, Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coach Prime faced a typically tough recovery <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Radical cystectomy is a life-saving surgery followed by a brutal recovery process. Sanders had no energy, no appetite, shed 25 pounds from lean frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I went through some kind of depression, because, you\u2019ve got to understand, coming from an athlete that has been an athlete of athletes, and then getting amputated, can\u2019t run like I used to, can\u2019t move like I used to, then to this now,\u201d he said, recalling his mindset in the days following surgery. \u201cI didn\u2019t have the strength to even get up or to eat, weight has just fallen off of me, I can\u2019t use the bathroom, I can\u2019t do anything \u2014 that was hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

A neobladder may, over time, expand to hold a similar volume of liquid (early on, it\u2019s much less than a bladder), but it\u2019s not a bladder. The surgery disconnects nerves that send signals telling you it\u2019s time to use the bathroom, and it also affects bladder control. A year out from surgery, about 84%<\/a> of patients have no daytime incontinence problems. At night, though, it\u2019s only about 63%.<\/p>\n

Sanders is already among the 84%; he\u2019s not among the 63%.<\/p>\n

When Kukreja joined the MANtenance discussion, Lombardi asked her, \u201cDoc, does it get easier over time? Will it get easier at night?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kukreja paused. Then she said, \u201cThe major downside of neobladders is the nighttime leakage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The
The \u201cPrime Perspective\u201d event was part of the MANtenance campaign, which encourages men over 40 to seek medical care and improve their health. Photo by Taylor Schank, Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A press conference makes a big difference for a man in Colorado Springs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sanders felt strong enough to go public with his bladder cancer story on July 28, at a press conference also featuring Kukreja. Quinn Quintana, a 61-year-old engineering manager and University of Colorado Boulder graduate who lives in Colorado Springs, caught the story on a national newscast. His daughter, Marie Williams, a registered nurse who lives in Erie, sent him a link to the full video.<\/p>\n

Quintana had first noticed blood in his urine in the summer of 2024, but didn\u2019t get to a urologist until that December. He was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer. He underwent chemotherapy for months and, despite being aware of bladder removal as an option, had been holding out hope that he could keep it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to watch what Deion says \u2014 get it done. Get it over with,\u201d Williams told her dad.<\/p>\n

Quintana met with Kukreja and other specialists at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. They told him his survival chances were far greater with bladder removal. Kukreja performed a radical cystectomy with neobladder on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n

\"UCHealth
UCHealth providers offered health screenings during the December, 2025 event, \u201cPrime Perspective.\u201d Photo by Taylor Schank, Clarkson Creative Photography, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Men: Take charge of your health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Three months later, Quintana was feeling strong enough to return to work before year-end. He marveled that Sanders was back on the sideline as quickly as he was, the sideline bathroom<\/a> notwithstanding. He concurs with Sanders that the early weeks of recovery from the surgery are brutal, but that being cancer-free is worth the price.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re pretty optimistic that I probably will be OK,\u201d Quintana said.<\/p>\n

He also agrees with Sanders that men should take charge of their health better than they often do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason I\u2019m in this position is that, as males in this society, you really don\u2019t go to the doctor,\u201d Quintana said. \u201cYou just tough it out, and if you detected this early, you probably don\u2019t have any of this and the worry about dying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quintana\u2019s daughter Williams attended the Prime Perspective MANtenance event. During the Q&A session, she told Sanders and Kukreja her dad\u2019s story and thanked them both.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease tell I\u2019m praying for him, and I know what he\u2019s going through, and he\u2019s going to make it,\u201d Sanders told her.<\/p>\n

Quintana got the message.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s really cool that he would say such a thing,\u201d Quintana said. \u201cDeion, he\u2019s obviously a legend. He\u2019s bigger than life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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