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Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn is battling parotid cancer and the former San Diego Padres star will soon begin radiation and chemotherapy treatments, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Saturday.The cancer was discovered last month after the former Padres star had a third round of surgery since 1997 to remove a tumor on the parotid gland, according to the report.
"I had surgery for a parotid tumor in 1997 and again three years ago and both those times there was no cancer," Gwynn, 50, told the paper. "But this time they found a malignancy. They took out three lymph nodes and did all the tests and the results showed cancer in the parotid.
"The doctors have told me they feel they caught the cancer early and there was not much of it there."
The parotid is a salivary gland that pumps saliva into the mouth. Parotid tumors can result in facial nerve disorders.
Gwynn said he plans to return as San Diego State's baseball coach. Gwynn has been the head coach at his alma mater since 2003.
"They say this is a slow moving but aggressive form of cancer," Gwynn said. "I'm going to be aggressive and not slow moving in treating this."
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