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BATON ROUGE - LSU announced Wednesday that football player Greg Brooks Jr. was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, and the Tiger Athletic Foundation has launched a fundraiser to help pay his medical bills.

Medulloblastoma is a highly uncommon type of brain cancer, typically affecting children and young adults.

LSU safety Greg Brooks has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer, his family and the hospital caring for him announced Wednesday. Brooks had emergency surgery three weeks ago to remove a tumor between his cerebellum and brainstem. “Greg’s speech and ability to communicate has been impacted, and although he is responsive and working daily with physical therapy, he will face months of intensive rehabilitation,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, chief medical officer at ...

LSU starting safety and team captain Greg Brooks Jr. has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer weeks after having a large tumor removed from his brain.Brooks' family and LSU announced Wed

“Greg is a fighter and a winner, and we believe wholeheartedly that he will conquer this battle with cancer,” LSU President William F. Tate IV said

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LSU safety Greg Brooks has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer, according to his family and the hospital caring for him

The 22-year-old senior was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain cancer that affects between 350 and 500 people in the U.S. each year.

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Today the Brooks family and the team gave an update on Brooks and his health. Greg Brooks Jr. was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, called medulloblastoma.