Overview

• Ann-Katrin Berger secured Germany’s starting goalkeeper role after overcoming thyroid cancer in 2017 and keeping a 2022 recurrence private.
• She was instrumental in Germany’s bronze-medal run at the 2024 Paris Olympics and now leads the squad into Euro 2025.
• Berger uses phone alarms to stay on top of follow-up examinations and avoids preoccupation until reminders kick in.
• Maria Luisa Grohs made her comeback with FC Bayern München four months after her throat cancer diagnosis but did not make Germany’s Euro roster.
• Grohs attends health check-ups about every six weeks and acknowledges the tension she feels before each examination.