Harmon Killebrew, a Hall of Famer, has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
Killebrew said struggle with esophageal cancer has been "perhaps the most difficult battle of my life."
The 74-year-old spent 22 years in professional baseball. He is currently being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Killebrew played for the Minnesota Twins for 14 years and is one of their most legendary players. He was an 11-time American League All-Star and won the AL MVP in 1969.
There were 16,640 cases of esophageal cancer, and 14,500 deaths from the affliction in 2010, according to the US National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.
The cancer affects the esophagus — a long hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach. Your esophagus carries food you swallow to your stomach to be digested.
The cancer is linked to tobacco use, smoking and heavy alcohol use.
Killebrew said struggle with esophageal cancer has been "perhaps the most difficult battle of my life."
The 74-year-old spent 22 years in professional baseball. He is currently being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Killebrew played for the Minnesota Twins for 14 years and is one of their most legendary players. He was an 11-time American League All-Star and won the AL MVP in 1969.
There were 16,640 cases of esophageal cancer, and 14,500 deaths from the affliction in 2010, according to the US National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.
The cancer affects the esophagus — a long hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach. Your esophagus carries food you swallow to your stomach to be digested.
The cancer is linked to tobacco use, smoking and heavy alcohol use.
