The 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach had stopped chemotherapy for five months during the offseason in favor of less demanding hormonal treatments.

Yow said she restarted chemotherapy a month ago but was bothered by side effects — she had trouble walking — and switched to a different drug last week.

"I don't know if my body is just getting used to it or handling it better," she said today during the Atlantic Coast Conference's annual media day. "I'm not sure. I'm not on as many drugs as I was last year."

Yow said she is more active at practice than she was last year, when she was forced to take a 16-game leave.

"It hasn't shown the side effects at this time," she said.

Yow is 708-324 in 36 seasons as a coach, with 32 in Raleigh. She coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in 1988, won four ACC tournaments, earned 20 NCAA tournament bids, reached the 1998 Final Four and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2002.

Yow's well-publicized fight with cancer began when she was first diagnosed in 1987. It recurred during the 2004-05 season.

Her return to the bench late last season invigorated the program. She led the Wolfpack to an inspirational run to the ACC championship game and to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.