{"id":85391,"date":"2023-12-10T03:16:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T03:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/tennis-legend-chris-evert-says-ovarian-cancer-has-returned-us-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T03:16:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T03:16:56","slug":"tennis-legend-chris-evert-says-ovarian-cancer-has-returned-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/tennis-legend-chris-evert-says-ovarian-cancer-has-returned-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis legend Chris Evert says ovarian cancer has returned | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tennis legend Chris Evert has announced her ovarian cancer has returned.<\/p>\n

The 18-time grand slam champion released a statement in which she said she had started another round of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

The 68-year-old American was diagnosed with ovarian cancer<\/strong> in December 2021 after undergoing a preventative hysterectomy.<\/p>\n

She was given the all-clear in January this year and was told there was a 90% chance the cancer would not return.<\/p>\n

But in a statement released through ESPN, for whom she works as a pundit, Evert said: “I wanted to give all of you an update. My cancer is back.<\/p>\n

“While this is a diagnosis I never wanted to hear, I once again feel fortunate that it was caught early.<\/p>\n

“Based on a PET CT scan, I underwent another robotic surgery this past week. Doctors found cancer cells in the same pelvic region.<\/p>\n

“All cells were removed, and I have begun another round of chemotherapy.”<\/p>\n

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Evert said she would not be working at the Australian Open<\/strong> <\/strong>while she continues treatment.<\/p>\n

However, she said she would be “ready for the rest of the grand slam season”.<\/p>\n

“I encourage everyone to know your family history and advocate for yourself,” she added.<\/p>\n

“Early detection saves lives. Be thankful for your health this holiday season.”<\/p>\n

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Evert’s sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin, died from ovarian cancer in 2020 at the age of 62.<\/p>\n

Testing later revealed Evert had a pathogenic variant of the BRCA1 gene and following discussions with her doctor, she had a hysterectomy in early December – at which point the cancer was discovered.<\/p>\n

She shared in a first-person piece for ESPN earlier this year that a “genetic road map” had helped her detect her cancer early.<\/p>\n

Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles during her career, reached number one in the WTA rankings, and was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1995.<\/p>\n

Alongside her greatest rival, Martina Navratilova, she dominated women’s tennis for much of the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n

Though the pair were great rivals on the pitch, Navratilova previously credited Evert with supporting her when she was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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