Chris Evert has been diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer. It was discovered following a preventive hysterectomy, and she has begun chemotherapy treatments. Here, Evert shares her story and the important advice she wants others to take note of.
Sad news On the bright side, they caught it early and it hasn't been detected in any other part of her body. Hopefully, they've nipped it in the bud and she'll get a clean bill of health.
Good it was diagnosed at an early stage and that the cancer hasn't migrated elsewhere in her body.
It's the less $hitty possible situation in this particular case.
It's a bad moment to go through but the most important is to heal now.
"70-80% of ovarian cancer is diagnosed at Stage 3 or 4," Cardenas explains. "Three months or so from now, she'd be Stage 3 or 4. If nothing is done, it reaches the abdomen."
Chris Evert has been diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer. It's in an early stage, discovered following a preventive hysterectomy. Cancer has not been detected elsewhere in her body. This week, she began her first of six rounds of chemotherapy.
I am wishing her a speedy recover! I get so frustrated thinking about all the medical advancements we've made over the years, but there's not a machine - like in the movies - where a person with cancer could get in it and be cancer free seconds later.
Just keep advocating for yourselves, because the American Cancer System must make a lot of money. Early is key. There is really no explanation for the incredibly flawed care for so many people, and it seems to be getting worse. Perhaps they seem to care in other countries?
Chris Evert, am so saddened by this news. Just a Warrior of our sport. Blah. Fuck Cancer indeed.
Sad news, but it's a very positive thing that it was diagnosed early.
Her younger sister Jeanne passed away in February 2020, from ovarian Cancer.
When this happens to one of your siblings, you have to ask your doctor to examine you for the same illness.
Jeanne Evert Dubin, a former world-ranked professional tennis player and a younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, has died. She was 62. Evert Dubin died Thursday after a 2 1/2-y…
Sad to read this. It sounds like they have caught it at the right time. Hopefully she will be fine as a result but it must be an extremely tough time nonetheless.