Serge Baguet, the former Belgian champion, is deeply engaged in a fight against cancer. The 2001 Tour de France stage winner was diagnosed at the end of last year with a malignant intestinal tumor. The 45-year-old admitted to the Belgian media that he continues to live in fear despite the cancer being caught before it had spread.
The ordeal began last October when he began experiencing severe abdominal pain. He underwent surgery for an inflamed diverticulum, with doctors removing a piece of his intestine and treating him for peritonitis. But five weeks later, he got a call from the doctors. "It was not good news. There was a small but malignant tumor found between the diverticula and I had have another operation."
"I try to remain hopeful, I have always been a fighter", he explained according to Sporza eight ears after his retirement from the sport. "Yet I live with fear every day. It could save your life. For me, it was almost too late. I can understand that people are often afraid to learn something, but don't let is stop you."
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