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Aug. 5, 2025: Respiratory viruses could awaken dormant cancer cells; Honoring Theodore ‘Bubbles’ Anderson

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A framed portrait of baseball player Theodore "Bubbles" Anderson. He is wearing a green baseball cap and a baseball uniform. It is a head-and-shoulders image.
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A portrait of Theodore “Bubbles” Anderson inside the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame at Mile High Stadium. June 19, 2025.

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New research shows that respiratory viruses, like the flu and COVID-19, could “wake up” dormant cancer cells. We speak with with James DeGregori, the senior author of the study and deputy director of the Colorado Cancer Center. Then, Theodore "Bubbles" Anderson was the only Colorado native to play in the Negro Baseball League. A century later, he's been inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, thanks to the efforts of sports journalist Justin Adams.