"Jim Kelly Progressing ‘Remarkably Well’ After Cancer Surgery"
Jim Kelly is progressing so "remarkably well" two weeks after surgery to have cancer removed from his jaw, his doctor expects the Hall of Fame quarterback to be released from the hospital soon. "I'm very optimistic," said Mount Sinai West head and neck surgeon Mark Urken, MD, in a 20-minute video interview released Friday by the New York City hospital. "He is about as tough a patient — tough in a good way — in terms of being just incredibly courageous, and he continues to amaze me." Dr. Urken concluded, "I expect that he's going to recover really excellent function; his speech, I expect will be outstanding, and I really expect that he will be able to resume a normal diet once we get him fitted with teeth."
- Mark L. Urken, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Head and Neck Surgeon, Mount Sinai West
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