Former Norwegian ski star Aksel Lund Svindal has made his testicular cancer disease public.
He felt a change in his body but wasn’t sure what it was or if it was anything at all, the 39-year-old wrote on Instagram.
“But I decided to have it checked. I consulted a doctor and was quickly taken to the hospital, where the doctor’s suspicion was confirmed. Testicular cancer.”reported the two-time Alpine Olympic champion.
Four Bundesliga players also fell ill
Most recently, four players in the Bundesliga were also diagnosed with testicular cancer. Jean-Paul Boetius from Hertha BSC was diagnosed with a tumor on his testicles last Tuesday. The professional was operated on Friday. This had previously affected Timo Baumgartl from 1. FC Union Berlin, Marco Richter (Hertha BSC) and Sébastien Haller from Borussia Dortmund. Baumgartl and Richter have already celebrated their comeback on the pitch.
With Svindal, tests, scans and the surgery had all gone very quickly. “And after the first week I knew that the forecasts looked very good,” wrote Svindal. He owes all this to the first decision to go to the doctor immediately after his suspicion. he was”very grateful for the public health system in Norway”. Svindal did not provide any information about further treatments or rehabilitation.
Career ended in 2019
The Norwegian ended his career in 2019 with silver in the downhill at the World Championships in Are, Sweden. Svindal had won gold in the Super-G at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, eight years later in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in the downhill. In addition, the speed specialist was world champion five times and won the overall World Cup twice.