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BASS Flash: Edwards' recovery coming along nicely

By Tim Tucker
Aug. 23, 2005

Monday, August 22, 2005

Jarrett Edwards wants BASS fans to know he is "100 percent cancer-free" and looking forward with renewed enthusiasm to the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Tour, kicking off March 9-12 on Lake Amistad in Del Rio, Texas. The 26-year-old Colorado pro was diagnosed this spring with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. Doctors told Edwards his life expectancy was about 18 months if left undiagnosed. Since then, Edwards has battled the disease with an aggressive form of chemo/rad ...

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