Tennis fans were taken aback by Andy Roddick’s visibly inflamed and red face during a recent episode of the podcast, ‘Served with Andy Roddick’. After seeing so many queries and reactions surrounding his unusual look, Roddick quickly jumped into explaining the exact reason behind this look. He revealed, “I’ve dealt with various types of skin cancer since I stopped playing.” This came as a bolt from the blue to the fans who have followed him for so many years. They have recently started to flood the social media sharing their concern for the American tennis legend.

Roddick further went on to add, “[I] had a squamous cell tumor taken out of my lip, probably like five or six years ago. I haven’t ever talked about it. This morning we went into this face laser thing that’s why for those of you watching on YouTube it looks like I got in a fight.” Several fans portrayed their curiosities and some even came up with better remedies and suggestions to help him battle this serious skin disease.

According to various medical reports, lip cancer can occur anywhere along the upper or lower lip. However, it’s more common on the lower side of the lip. The treatment for this usually requires surgeries and going through the face laser can make this skin look inflamed and red. Seeing this, one of the curious fans wrote, “What happened to Andy’s face?“

Fans have never seen Andy Roddick like this ever before. There were several such comments asking, “What happened to your face?” If Roddick hadn’t clarified the exact reason behind this in the podcast, then there would have been several other speculations in the minds of the fans. 

As per the US Centers for Disease Control, most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to UV light. UV rays can cause severe damage to the skin. Another worried fan commented, “Andy man that cancer is no joke bro. Be on this.” Clearly, the worrisome faces of his fans were portrayed through these comments.

Several fans speculated a lot of different things. Some of them said that those red spots on his may be due to laser treatments. “Well, I think he had some spots lasered off.”

Another fan suggested that he should look into a fruit named Soursop, which is mainly found in the warm and tropical regions of America. It’s rich in Vitamin C and it acts as an antioxidant to the body. “Soursop please look into it, Andy. It’s a fruit that kills cancer cells.“

However, Andy Roddick isn’t the only tennis star who recently underwent a cancer scare. Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, and Carla Suárez Navarro have been some of the prominent fighters of this deadly disease. However, Andy Roddick also made an impromptu Public Service Announcement during the podcast.

“It stinks” – Andy Roddick urges people to use sunscreen

Squamous cell carcinoma is not a life-threatening disease and it can be stopped from spreading if it’s treated on time. The five-year survival rate of squamous cell carcinoma is reported to be almost 99% if treated at an appropriate time. Andy Roddick wants everyone to take precautionary measures right from a young age.

He said, “It stinks. I think I’m going to be a general kind of hatchet job for the rest of my life. [I] won’t go into the ‘woe was me’ part of it, because nothing is wrong, everything is good but, use sunscreen.” Andy Roddick further went on to add, “Put sunscreen on your kids, especially if they are tennis players. The problem won’t present itself when the kid is eight. But it might present itself when that kid is grown and is 38.” Fans now hope he gets cured quickly. Share your best wishes for the American tennis legend in the comment box.