Tennis star Chris Evert detailed her first cancer diagnosis to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. Photograph: Jeremie Souteyrat/New York Times’s schedule is packed again. Six months after announcing for the second time that she had cancer, Evert, one of the greatest champions in sports history, is back to work as a tennis commentator, coach and charitable fundraiser. She seems to have recovered from cancer again.
A week in Center Parcs in Longford: Standing in the forest, you feel the money draining gently out of your bank accountPaul Howard: I never loved an animal as much as I loved Humphrey. For 13 and a half years, he was my constant companion Because of her sister’s diagnosis, Evert got tested and soon discovered that she had stage one ovarian cancer. She had surgery, underwent difficult chemo treatments and lost her hair. But her hair grew back, along with her positive outlook. The cancer was in remission and doctors told her she had a 94 per cent chance of a complete recovery.
The cancer was again stage one, meaning it had not spread. As with her original diagnosis, early testing was critical – a message Evert shares zealously. She said that since she was first diagnosed and began talking about genetic testing, five women close to her have also had surgeries. Chris Evert: 'I’m not going to stop living my life,” she said. “I’m going to keep going and keep going.' Photograph: Jeremie Souteyrat/The New York Times