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Jelena Jankovic Reveals Doctors Thought She Had a Tumor

Jelena Jankovic shocked revealing how for 10 days she wasn't sure whether her life could change for ever or not, as doctors thought she might have had cancer.

By Ivan Pasquariello
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In a recent interview with daily Serbian newspaper Sportski Zurnal, Jelena Jankovic revealed how doctors diagnosed her with cancer before she could safely get back to competing in tennis after a shoulder injury.

“I hurt a muscle in the shoulder, which is connected to the neck. It hurt when I was breathing and there was nothing I could do about it. I hurt myself picking up luggage at the airport. After picking up 4 or 5 of them, each weighing 25 kg, I felt something in the shoulder wasn’t quite right. I couldn’t breath and I couldn’t sleep. I talked to some doctors, who examined me and found a cyst in my neck. Initially they thought I had cancer and prescribed me with further examinations to take” revealed the former US Open finalist.

”I lived 10 terrible days. Luckily the results were negative. I had a tough time, especially mentally. I couldn’t practice for 4 weeks, I lost muscle tone. I can’t run well and feel pain while breathing. Despite all of this I am positive and I can’t wait to get back to competition, even though I still don’t know where that is going to be. I never thought about not coming back. I just want to get my health back and stay in form” concluded the Serb.

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