Aksel Lund Svindal’s toughest battle: ‘I have cancer’

Aksel Lund Svindal’s toughest battle.

Aksel Lund Svindal told on his social media that he is facing his toughest battle but at the same time showed great optimism, emphasizing the promptness with which he moved after realizing that something was wrong.

“The last few weeks have been different than usual,” he explained, “But I am very grateful to the public health system in Norway. Thank you! Thank you! I felt a change in my body. I wasn’t sure what it was, or if it was something. But I decided to get checked out. I went to a doctor and was quickly transferred to the hospital where they confirmed the doctor’s suspicions: testicular cancer. Tests, scans and surgery happened very quickly. And already after the first week I knew that the prognosis was very good. All thanks to the first decision to go to the doctor right away after realizing that something was wrong.”

“Did you know that testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer for men under 50? And that it is not uncommon for patients to be young in their 20s. I didn’t know that, but now I do. What I also know is that men are not inclined to talk about health problems. And sometimes that’s exactly what you have to do to get knowledge, or to make that good decision to go to a doctor,” added the ski ace, 40 in December.