Tennis legend Chris Evert talks about how he helped “save his life” when his younger sister died of ovarian cancer, and reveals how his sister’s battle with the disease pushed him to the test: His own cancer was found incredibly early.
The 67-year-old actress offered an honest look at her battle with cancer for an upcoming episode of HBO’s Real Sports, and GMA released a preview clip Monday morning. dublin.
In the trailer, she says, “My sister’s death saved my life,” and explains that after her death, Jeanne received a call from Jeanne’s geneticist to warn her of a “new mutation” in her sister’s BRCA gene. pass the test.
“I feel so lucky… if it weren’t for the call from my brother’s geneticist who said that Jeanne had BRCA… they would have found a new mutation,” he added.
Tennis legend Chris Evert took an honest look at his battle with ovarian cancer and revealed that he has completed his chemotherapy treatment.
The 67-year-old announced in January that she had been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer after a preventive hysterectomy.
Evert will document his journey to chemotherapy on Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s Real Sports.
The 18-time Grand Slam champion had a preventive hysterectomy following tests in November 2021 – less than two years after her sister died at the age of 62 following her own battle with ovarian cancer – during which doctors discovered a malignancy. tumor in the fallopian tubes.
The tennis legend remains one of the most successful female players in the history of the sport, winning 18 Grand Slam titles before retiring in 1989.
She was diagnosed with stage one ovarian cancer, but a second procedure revealed that the cancer was completely removed during the hysterectomy and had not spread.
Evert started chemotherapy earlier this year; she has now completed six cycles of treatment and the doctors have told her there is a “90% chance her cancer will not come back”.
The former Grand Slam champion, one of the sport’s most successful players, was asked by close friend and former tennis teacher Mary Carillo about her success on the field, during her appearance on Real Sports in full on Tuesday. It helped with health problems.
‘In tennis you can control a situation much better and [with] You can’t control things like that,” Evert admitted, adding that while he is a phenomenal star in tennis, cancer puts everyone on an equal footing.
Evert’s younger sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin (pictured together as children) died of ovarian cancer in February 2020 – and her death “saved my life,” says Evert
After Jeanne died at the age of 62, her geneticist called Evert to encourage her to get tested for a mutation in the BRCA gene; professional tennis player later had a preventive hysterectomy
During the hysterectomy, doctors found a malignant tumor in Evert’s fallopian tube, and he was diagnosed with cancer. Professional tennis player pictured at the 1989 US Open
“Thousands and thousands of people have cancer… they are just like everybody else,” he said.
However, Evert has managed to find some positive moments during her battle with cancer, including a new wig collection that she showed off to her friend Carillo during the fashion show and that she has a variety of styles to wear. mood for the day.
Evert’s appearance on the HBO show comes five months after he first announced to the world that he was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in an ESPN.com article.
In the piece, the tennis legend revealed that she wanted to share her story in hopes of “helping others” by raising awareness about the disease and the importance of regular checkups.
“I wanted to share my diagnosis of stage one ovarian cancer and the story behind it to help others,” she wrote before starting chemotherapy in January.
“I’m very lucky to have them soon and expect positive results from my chemotherapy plan.”
Evert managed to find some positive moments in her battle with cancer, including collecting a wig collection for every mood.
During his field career, Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three doubles titles, and was world number one in the singles seven times by the end of the year.
When Evert said his doctor had a more than 90 percent chance that his cancer would never come back after chemotherapy, he wrote: “I can’t remember being this happy in years!”
During his field career, Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three doubles titles, and was world number one in the singles seven times by the end of the year.
In total, he won 157 singles and 32 doubles titles.
Evert officially retired from tennis in September 1989; He began working as a tennis coach and later joined ESPN as a commentator.
Evert, who is married three times and has three children, respectfully hailed his younger brother, who is also a tennis player, who described him as a “wonderful” person after his older sister passed away in February 2020.
“Jeanne was selfless, caring and kind,” he told ESPN. “As a sister, I was fascinated by her wonderful character and unwavering devotion to her loved ones. He fought a brave battle and now heaven is lucky with him.’
Source: Daily Mail
