Former England batsman Sir Geoffrey Boycott has revealed he has been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time.
Boycott, 83, confirmed his diagnosis in a statement to The Telegraph as he also announced he will require an operation.
‘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,’ Boycott said.
‘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.’
He is expected to undergo an operation in two weeks time.
Boycott was previously diagnosed with cancer in 2002 but after a spell of radiation treatment, he went into remission.
He had been told he had three months to live if he did not immediately have treatment after a lump was discovered on his neck.
Boycott later revealed he had 35 chemotherapy sessions and was nursed back to health by his wife Rachael and daughter Emma.
He resumed his broadcasting career following his recovery, spending 14 years working for the BBC’s Test Match Special.
The England cricket great underwent a quadruple bypass open heart surgery in 2018.
Boycott retired from Test Match Special two years later.
The Yorkshireman played 108 Tests for England as an opening batsman during an illustrious career.
He was was the leading scorer in Test cricket when he made his final appearance in 1982, having scored 8,114 at an average of 47.72, including 18 centuries.
Boycott retired from first class cricket in 1986 at the age of 45, having scored 48,246 runs.
He averaged 56.83 and scored 151 centuries playing for Yorkshire and England.
