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Piers Morgan sends touching message to cricket legend diagnosed with cancer
Former Yorkshire and England cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with throat cancer for a second time and will undergo surgery, with TV personality Morgan offering his best wishes
Piers Morgan has paid tribute to Sir Geoffrey Boycott after the cricket legend’s latest cancer diagnosis.
The former Yorkshire and England batsman has revealed he has been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time. The 83-year-old will undergo surgery later this month in a bid to beat the disease he was initially diagnosed with in 2002, at the age of 62.
And TV personality Morgan, a big cricket fan and admirer of Boycott, took to social media to offer his thoughts – and wish Boycott all the best in his new fight.
“So sorry to hear this, Sir Geoff,” wrote Morgan. “But you’ve beaten it before, and I’m sure you will again. Wish you all the very best with your treatment.”
In a statement to the Daily Telegraph, Boycott said: “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.
“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.”
Boycott was told he would only have three months to live if he did not undergo immediate treatment when first diagnosed 22 years ago. Boycott had 35 chemotherapy sessions and was nursed back to health with the help of wife, Rachael and daughter, Emma.
He wrote in his book, The Corridor of Certainty: “I can tell you that being given three months to live is a real show-stopper. I will never know why I am still alive. The only thing I really do know for certain is I would not have survived without my wife Rachael being there for me.”
Boycott played 108 Tests for England and scored 151 first-class centuries in a 25-year career.
He subsequently spent 14 years as a pundit on the BBC ’s Test Match Special before retiring in 2020.
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