Geoffrey Boycott Reveals Second Throat Cancer Diagnosis; Set To Undergo Surgery

Geoffrey Boycott reveals second throat cancer diagnosis; set to undergo surgery (Image Source: IANS)

BBC Test Match Special: Legendary England batter Sir Geoffrey Boycott has revealed about his diagnosis with throat cancer for the second time and said he is set to undergo surgery as part of the treatment in two weeks' time.

Boycott, 83, was informed last week that the cancer, for which he was treated in 2002 through chemotherapy and radiotherapy, has returned. “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," said Boycott in a statement to The Daily Telegraph.

When he was diagnosed with cancer in 2002, Boycott was 62 and was told he had three months to live if he did not undergo treatment immediately. He overcame it via 35 chemotherapy sessions and support from his wife Rachel and daughter Emma.

"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," said Boycott in a statement to The Daily Telegraph.

He represented Yorkshire in first-class cricket, scoring 48,426 runs, the fifth highest of all time. He later became president of Yorkshire, and was associated with the BBC Test Match Special commentary team for 14 years till 2020.