what kind of cancer did jimmy v have

Jim Valvano, known as Jimmy V, had metastatic adenocarcinoma. This glandular cancer was diagnosed in June 1992 and had spread to his bones, causing severe pain initially mistaken for a backache. Some reports from 1992 referred to it as metastatic adrenal carcinoma, highlighting its advanced stage originating possibly from glandular tissue like the adrenal glands. Valvano died from this cancer in April 1993 at age 47, after delivering his famous ESPY Awards speech promoting his V Foundation for Cancer Research.