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Photo by Gary Yonkers Photography, Augusta, Michigan By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (January 18, 2024 8:00 AM ET) In a case of mother knows best a hockey injury turned into a cancer diagnosis for Jackson United player Jacob Burbank. But it appears as if doctors have a handle on the cancer. The Western High School sophomore is halfway through chemotherapy and doctors expect the tumor to possibly be operated on this spring. But in early December when Jacob was experiencing shortness of breath, mother Charity knew something had to be done. “He was hit in the shoulder during hockey and complained of shortness of breath,” Charity said. “We went to an urgent care, but they found nothing. “I didn’t like the way he was breathing.” Jacob, Charity, and his father Scott were in Cadillac for a hockey game for Jackson United at the time. Charity insisted Jacob be taken to the hospital in Cadillac immediately. He was later taken to Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor where a scan found the tumor in an odd place. Doctors found a Germ Cell tumor – normally found in the testicles or ovaries. Mayo Clinic says Germ Cell tumors that occur outside of…