How surgeons build a new bladder for cancer patients like Deion Sanders

August 4, 2025

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(NPR) – At 57, two-time Super Bowl champion Deion Sanders, has a brand-new bladder.

The University of Colorado coach recently underwent reconstructive surgery to treat an aggressive form of bladder cancer after doctors discovered a tumor this spring.

The procedure, called neobladder reconstruction, uses tissue from the patient’s own small intestine. (Read More)