May 30, 2008 Calhoun, facing more skin cancer, will keep coaching

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun says he is being treated for his second bout of skin cancer in a year and says he wants to keep coaching.

The 66-year-old Hall of Fame coach says a lump removed from his neck on May 6 was malignant. His doctors told him that lymph nodes and other surrounding tissue removed at the same time were free of cancer. He is scheduled to undergo six weeks of radiation treatments next month at the UConn Health Center. His doctors say there should be no long-term effects from the radiation and expect Calhoun to return to a normal lifestyle, including coaching.

Calhoun was treated for skin cancer on his cheek last year. Doctors say the skin cancer is unrelated to the prostate cancer he had in 2003. The coach discussed his health Friday during a news conference at Gampel Pavilion.

In his 21 seasons at UConn, Calhoun has turned a regional program into a perennial national powerhouse that includes two NCAA titles (1999, 2004).