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Jack McCaffery Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Begins Treatment at Penn
Jack McCaffery Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Begins Treatment at Penn
Jack McCaffery, son of University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has begun treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The diagnosis follows an evaluation by medical staff at the University of Richmond, where Jack was a student-athlete before transferring to Penn.
Jack McCaffery, son of University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has begun treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
According to a Nov. 8 statement from Penn Athletics, Jack McCaffery was evaluated by medical staff at the University of Richmond earlier this week before traveling home. He was subsequently admitted to the hospital and is now receiving care under the supervision of Penn Medicine doctors and nurses.
Fran McCaffery, a 1982 Wharton School graduate who joined the Penn coaching staff last fall, thanked Richmond’s medical team for their prompt response as well as University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney and the hospital staff. In the statement, Fran McCaffery noted that his family feels blessed to be in the care of a world-class team directing Jack’s treatment.
Alison Wakoff Loren, director of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cell Therapy and Transplant program at the Abramson Cancer Center and chief of the Division of Hematology & Oncology at Penn Medicine, expressed confidence in the medical plan for Jack McCaffery. She acknowledged that any cancer diagnosis is distressing, particularly at a young age, but emphasized the expertise of Penn Medicine’s lymphoma specialists.
Loren described Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a highly curable form of cancer, crediting years of dedicated research for significant improvements in patient prognosis. The medical team stated that their goal is to get Jack through his treatments safely and return him to school and his teammates on the basketball court as soon as possible.
Jack McCaffery spent his freshman season at Butler University before transferring to Richmond this past offseason. His father, Fran McCaffery, has led the Penn men’s basketball team to its first March Madness appearance in eight years since joining the program.
G.Palmiero--INP
