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Sir Geoffrey Boycott: Former England captain to undergo surgery after second cancer diagnosis

Sir Geoffrey Boycott is battling throat cancer for the second time (Getty Images)


Sir Geoffrey Boycott is battling throat cancer for the second time (Getty Images)

Sir Geoffrey Boycott is battling throat cancer for the second time (Getty Images)

Former Yorkshire and England batsman Sir Geoffrey Boycott has revealed that 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.

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 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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