New Delhi: Legendary England batter Geoffrey Boycott has revealed that he has suffered a recurrence of throat cancer after more than 20 years.
The former opener was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002, which he overcome to continue a hugely successful commentary career after his retirement in 1986.
The 83-year-old was given only three months to live unless he took immediate preventive treatment, compelling him to take 35 chemotherapy sessions.
His wife Rachael and daughter Emma nursed him back to health as he became one the most respected experts, writing insightful articles and making well thought out remarks on the mic.
“In the last few weeks I have had an MRI Scan, CT Scan, a PET Scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed I have throat cancer and will require an operation,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
“From past experience I realise that to overcome cancer a second time I will need excellent medical treatment and quite a bit of luck and even if the operation is successful every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning. So I will just get on with it and hope for the best.”
“So I will just get on with it and hope for the best.”
The former right handed batter will be operated in about two weeks’ time and hopes to avoid radiotherapy and chemotherapy sessions.
Boycott is one of England’s most prolific batters, scoring 8,114 Test runs in 108 Test matches from 1962 and 1986, becoming the first player to reach 8000-run milestone.
He retired from commentary in 2020, having undergone a quadruple bypass open heart surgery in 2018.
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