SAO PAULO (AP) — Hall of Fame basketball player Oscar Schmidt is recovering from a second brain operation to treat cancer.
Doctors say the 55-year-old former Brazilian star is doing well but is undergoing chemotherapy to try to contain a malign tumor in his brain. He first underwent surgery in 2011, when doctors said the tumor was benign, but another operation was needed last month after the tumor started to grow again.
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