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Bjorn Borg Reveals Cancer Diagnosis in Forthcoming Memoir 'Heartbeat'

Early online listings surfaced the private health disclosure despite a secretive release plan by publisher Norstedts.

Overview

  • The autobiography is slated for a September 18 release across the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Latin America, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden.
  • Swedish outlet Expressen reports the publisher opted against sending advance review copies and planned minimal media access.
  • Premature listings on Amazon and Italian bookseller sites brought details from the book into public view before publication.
  • Some coverage attributes the illness to prostate cancer based on Swedish and Italian reports, with no separate medical confirmation cited.
  • The book is co-authored with his wife, Patricia Borg.