The former American tennis player shared his story in a stream and confessed that five years ago he had a tumor on his lip.
The American tennis player Andy Roddick starred in a special moment in one of his YouTube broadcasts when he confessed that undergo treatment as a result of skin cancer: “I had a tumor removed from my lip“.
“This morning I went in for a facial laser job, so to those watching on YouTube it looks like I’m fighting. It’s exhausting, but I think I’ll have to do preventative work for the rest of my life“, admits the former tennis player who knows how to become number 1 in the world at only 21 years old.
While Roddick’s revelation surprised his followers, The former tennis player said he has been under treatment for several years now and his first intervention was as a result of a tumor on his lip.: “Five years ago I had a squamous cell tumor removed from my lip. I haven’t talked about it yet“.
Far from stopping the revelation, Roddick took the opportunity to raise awareness among his followers about the use of sun protection: “Everything is fine, but use sunscreen. Put sunscreen on your kids, especially if they are tennis players. You know that this is a problem that does not appear when the child is eight years old, but it can manifest itself as the child grows up and is 38 years old.“.
Source: Tycsports
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