Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has half his thyroid removed following cancer scare
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has opened up about a recent health scare, sharing had thyroid surgery for “suspicious nodules” doctors believed would soon “turn cancerous”.
Ohanian, 41, shared a picture of himself from hospital, revealing his scarring, when he explained he had half of his thyroid removed so as not to “take any chances” with his health or a possible cancer diagnosis.
In his candid post, the entrepreneur and investor revealed his late mother suffered both breast cancer and brain cancer before her death.
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“After tracking some suspicious nodules on my thyroid for the last 4 years, I recently got half of it surgically removed,” he said in his post.
“The nodules were getting bigger & the latest biopsy revealed they’d very likely turn cancerous. My mom had breast cancer around this age (41) and then ultimately died from brain cancer a decade or so later. I hate cancer.”
Ohanian said he was “feeling grateful” that he took action to have the surgery as he “got the call this morning that my now-removed-half-of-thyroid was indeed full of some gnarly nodules that were very likely to become cancerous”.
The Reddit co-founder sweetly added that life is getting back on track for him and said it’s important he took action about his health being a father.
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“I took my girls to Disney World this week so life is wonderful,” he wrote.
In a bid to raise awareness and encourage others to keep on top of their health, he added: “To my fellow, men — make those doctor’s appointments — especially if y’all are dads. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.”
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Just a month ago, tennis champion Williams, 43, said she had a benign cyst removed from her neck.
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