Cancer: Olympic champion has 'two to four years' to live

"We were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process," Hoy told The Sunday Times.

Great Britain's Chris Hoy poses on the podium after winning the gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games men's keirin final cycling event at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in East London on August 7, 2012. (AFP)