In a sobering statement, legendary former England hitter Sir Geoffrey Boycott disclosed that he had received a second diagnosis of throat cancer. The 83-year-old cricket veteran, who is renowned for his tenacity on and off the pitch, will battle the illness with surgery later this month.
When Sir Geoffrey Boycott was sixty-two years old in 2002, he was first diagnosed with throat cancer. He endured excruciating radiation and chemotherapy treatments throughout that period, and in 2003 he triumphed over the illness. He is currently facing a comparable obstacle, over twenty years later. Geoffrey Boycott made his normal resolute statement.
“It has been confirmed that I have throat cancer and will need an operation after I had an MRI, CT, PET, and two biopsies in the last few weeks,” he said to Telegraph Sport.
I’ll simply proceed and cross my fingers: Sir Geoffrey Boycott
He indicated that in order to beat the illness, he would need very good medical care as well as good fortune. The great batter is positive and holding out hope.
“Based on my previous experience, I’ve realised that in order to successfully battle cancer once more, I’ll need exceptional medical care as well as a great deal of luck. Even in the event that the surgery is a success, every cancer patient must accept the chance that their disease may return. I’ll simply go ahead and hope for the best, he continued.
During his distinguished career, Sir Geoffrey gained notoriety for his ability to focus at the crease. He amassed 8114 runs, including 22 hundreds, in 108 Test matches for England. During his 25-year career, mostly with Yorkshire, he also made appearances in 609 first-class matches and scored 151 hundreds.
He left cricket in 1986 and went on to have a prosperous career as a commentator and expert. He was most known for his 14 years on BBC’s Test Match Special, which he continued until his retirement in 2020.
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The fight against cancer is not Sir Geoffrey’s only health issue from the past few years. An additional indication of his resilience was his 2018 quadruple bypass open heart surgery.
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