The American
Greg Lemond
, 60, triple winner of the Tour de France (1986, 1989 and 1990), has announced in a statement that he suffers from leukemia, a disease that, according to him, "is treatable and not fatal".
"I want to report that I have been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Fortunately, it is a type of cancer that can be treated and it is a type of leukemia that is not life-threatening or debilitating. I had been experiencing a few weeks of fatigue which led me to undergo to a checkup that included some blood tests. After a series of tests and a bone marrow biopsy, which was completed last week, I received my formal diagnosis last Friday," explains Lemond.
As of now, Lemond will begin a chemotherapy protocol this week with doctors from the University of Tennessee and consultation with a team from the Mayo Clinic.
"Nobody wants to hear the word cancer, but let's face it, it's a huge relief now to know why I was feeling unwell. My doctors and I have decided on a course of treatment that will start this week. I should be feeling better in a few weeks and for the foreseeable future." , my life will change just a little bit, and I've been told that in a few months I should be in remission," he added.
According to Lemond, "the long-term prognosis is very favorable" and he claims to be "lucky to have a great team of doctors and the full support of my family, friends and colleagues at LeMond Bicycles."
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