11.   The honor was important to Simmons, who a year ago was recovering from an operation to remove a stomach tumor.

12.   The stomach tumor was detected after a follow-up exam on his back.

13.   USC defensive back Antuan Simmons is not expected to play this season following severe complications from surgery to remove a stomach tumor.

14.   Gleevec works by blocking chemical signals sent by cancerous cells and researchers hope it will also prove useful in treating stomach tumors and perhaps other cancers.