Overview

• The 69-year-old unveils the illness in the final chapter of Heartbeats: A Memoir, co-written with his wife Patricia.
• Doctors detected the disease in 2023 despite years of regular check-ups, prompting immediate treatment and surgery last year.
• Borg says he remains in remission but was warned the cancer was “really, really bad” and that dormant cells could reawaken.
• He reports his latest check was two weeks ago and describes the ongoing uncertainty as psychologically difficult.
• The book also details post-retirement substance abuse and multiple overdoses that led to hospital stays before he rebuilt his life.