The American Greg LeMond, winner of two World Championships and three times champion of the Tour de France revealed that he has leukemia. “I want to communicate that I was 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 a checkup which included some blood tests. Following a series of tests and a bone marrow biopsy, which was completed last week, I received my formal diagnosis last Friday.
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 you have to admit that now it is a great relief to know why I felt bad. My doctors and I have decided on a course of treatment that will begin this week. I should be feeling better in a few weeks and in the near future my life will change just a little bit, and I’ve been told that in a few months I should be in remission.”
