Chris Evert announced that her cancer has returned.
Evert shared the news in a statement with ESPN on Friday, Dec. 8.
“Since I was first diagnosed with cancer two years ago, I’ve been very open about my experience. I wanted to give all of you an update. My cancer is back,” Evert wrote in a statement shared by ESPN. “While this is a diagnosis I never wanted to hear, I once again feel fortunate that it was caught early.”
In her message, Evert explained that she underwent a robotic surgery after receiving a PET CT scan. Doctors discovered cancer cells in her pelvic region, which were then removed, before she started chemotherapy again.
“I will be unable to join my colleagues when ESPN makes it return to Melbourne for the Australian Open next month. But I’ll be ready for the rest of the Grand Slam season!” she added in her statement. “I encourage everyone to know your family history and advocate for yourself. Early detection saves lives. Be thankful for your health this holiday season.”
In January 2022, the 68-year-old tennis legend announced that she had been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer in a statement on social media. At the time, she shared that she felt “very lucky” that her cancer was caught early.
Evert, who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during her tennis career, further opened up about her diagnosis in a story for ESPN. She shared that she had a preventative hysterectomy in December 2021 after learning that she had a variant of the BRCA1 gene.
After Evert underwent surgery, a pathology report afterward showed a malignant tumor in her fallopian tube that led to another surgery and chemotherapy to treat stage 1 ovarian cancer.
Evert’s sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin, was also previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer, though hers was found at a later stage. She died in February 2020 from the disease at age 62.
One year after she announced her initial diagnosis, Evert revealed in an op-ed for ESPN…
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