Doctors involved in the treatment of Yuvraj Singh have
confirmed that the cricketer has been diagnosed with cancer and is
undergoing chemotherapy in the USA.
Setting aside
speculation about Yuvraj's medical condition, Dr. Nitesh Rohatgi and Dr.
Anupama Hooda of Max Healthcare said here on Monday that Yuvraj had a
condition called “extragonadal seminoma, located between his lungs.”
“It
is not lung cancer. It is a rare tumour which forms less than one per
cent of cancers,” Dr. Rohatgi said at a press conference here.
Dr. Hooda said the disease was “over 95 per cent curable” and the exact cause of it was not known.
The
doctors and Yuvraj's family, through his spokesperson, pleaded with
mediapersons to respect their privacy. They made it clear that details
of Yuvraj's illness and location of his treatment, supported by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), would not be revealed
anymore.
Meanwhile, BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a release that the Board had been in touch with Yuvraj's family members.
“His
family values the affection and concern the media has for Yuvraj. The
Board would like to appeal to the media to respect the privacy of Yuvraj
and his family members at this critical juncture. Periodic media
releases regarding his health status will be issued by the BCCI,”
Jagdale said.
The ace cricketer had contacted Dr.
Rohatgi and his hospital in mid-January. “Since our meeting we have been
coordinating his present treatment and will continue close follow-up,”
Dr. Rohatgi read out from a statement.
“On Wednesday,
Yuvraj will begin the third of his nine weeks of chemotherapy in the
USA. As expected, in the first few days Yuvraj did not feel very good,
he felt nauseous, but starting this week he will be hopefully on the
mend. Yuvraj has shown tremendous courage and kept his spirits high all
this while.
“The chemotherapy has been planned, to
ensure that Yuvraj can return to full fitness and readiness for cricket.
Yuvraj should be able to start active training in about 10 weeks. I
feel that Yuvraj the person will be cured of this cancer and most likely
Yuvraj the cricketer will return with the same fervour that he had when
he left. Hopefully, he would be on the field by first week of May,”
said Dr. Rohatgi.
“The USA-based team has specially
been chosen because of their vast experience with sportsmen and they
have had many positive outcomes, more importantly, seen the athletes
return to field.”
According to the doctors, the star
cricketer had been playing video games, going for long walks, jogging
and reading books, including those by top cyclist Lance Armstrong who
had made a remarkable recovery himself after being treated for
testicular cancer.
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