74-year-old Van Gaal: My mother lived to be 83 and will follow in her footsteps. I had three surgeries for prostate cancer.

Recently, 74-year-old coach Louis van Gaal was interviewed and talked about his health condition.

Van Gaal said: "My father died when he was 53 years old and I was only 11 years old. My mother lived to be 83, so I am probably more like my mother. I will follow in her footsteps. My muscles become stiff and tire more easily.

"This is also because of the surgeries I have had for prostate cancer in the past three years. The last surgery was a year ago, but I have already had surgery. Three surgeries, so...

"And all the radiation, because the cancer cells have metastasized a little bit. So far, the indicators are good, yes. I need to check again in two months.

"Despite the metastasis, my PSA value (prostate-specific antigen, an important indicator of prostate health) has remained low for the past six months.

"I remain optimistic and believe that the situation will develop this way. Because if your PSA value can remain at 0.0 or 0.02 six to nine months after surgery, it means that the recovery is good."

source:en 7m