Coby Karl is all-conference basketball player at Boise State and also the son of Nuggets' coach George Karl.
He is scheduled to have surgery on April 2nd to remove cancerous lymph nodes that were discovered several weeks ago.
The operation at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise will be the second in 13 months for Karl, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last year.
According to a news release from Boise State University, one in 10 thyroid cancer patients require follow-up surgery. Karl's prognosis for recovery is considered "excellent," according to the university.