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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:19am
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Greg Willard

Willard worked an exhibition game last night and is now on leave with pancreatic cancer.

ELLIOTT TEAFORD: NBA referee Greg Willard faces toughest call of all - Press-Telegram
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:32pm
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So sad!
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:46pm
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His presence will be missed in the NBA while he is on leave.

Best of wishes to Mr. Williard.
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:52pm
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So sad!
Indeed, especially since the prognosis for pancreatic cancer is not usually very good at all.
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Old Fri Oct 19, 2012, 10:31am
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Indeed, especially since the prognosis for pancreatic cancer is not usually very good at all.
Not very good at all? How 'bout:

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For pancreatic cancer:
For all stages combined, the 1-year relative survival rate is 25%, and the 5-year survival is estimated as less than 5% to 6%.

For local disease, the 5-year survival is approximately 20%.

For locally advanced and for metastatic disease, which collectively represent over 80% to 85-90% of individuals, the median survival is about 10 and 6 months, respectively.

Without active treatment, metastatic pancreatic cancer has a median survival of 3–5 months; complete remission is rare.

In 2010, an estimated 43,000 people in the US were diagnosed with pancreas cancer and almost 37,000 died from the disease; pancreatic cancer has one of the highest fatality rates of all cancers, and is the fourth-highest cancer killer among both men and women worldwide.

Although it accounts for only 2.5% of new cases, pancreatic cancer is responsible for 6% of cancer deaths each year.
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He is one cool cat on the floor....easily in my top 10 in the NBA !!!!!

Hang in there Greg !!!!!!
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I met Greg Willard many years ago at a camp. He was so accomodating to a newer referee who wanted to learn. He has been my personal favorite in the NBA ever since.

Beat the cancer.
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