ESPN tennis analyst Chris Evert announced she is stepping away from her work at the network due to a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She first was diagnosed with cancer in December 2021.
“While this is a diagnosis I never wanted to hear, I once again feel fortunate that it was caught early,” Evert said in a statement through ESPN. “Based on a PET CT scan, I underwent another robotic surgery this past week. Doctors found cancer cells in the same pelvic region. All cells were removed, and I have begun another round of chemotherapy.”
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