Curt Schilling has revealed the type of cancer that he has been battling -- squamous cell carcinoma, a type of mouth cancer.
Schilling detailed the painful treatment and recovery process that caused him to lose 75 pounds.
The former Major League pitcher believes that a 30-year habit of chewing tobacco is what caused the cancer.
"I do believe, without a doubt, unquestionably that chewing was what gave me cancer," he said. "I'm not going to sit up here from the pedestal and preach about chewing."
Schilling, 47, said he spent six months in the hospital with a feeding tube, undergoing chemotherapy and painful radiation treatment. During that time, he said, he developed a staph infection and there was a week of his life he doesn't remember.
"I got chemo and radiation for [seven] weeks, and I came back to my room and my family was sitting there and I thought, 'You know what, this could be so much worse. This could be one of my kids,'" Schilling said. "I'm the one guy in this family that can handle this. From that perspective, I've never said 'Why me?' and I never will."
Via ESPN