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Yuvraj has Cancer,undergoing Chemotherapy in US since January:

Location - New Delhi, Delhi ..Posted on 06 Feb 2012

New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, who played a vital role in India's ODI World Cup triumph last year, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States.

The 30-year-old left-hander has been in US since last month being treated for what was earlier claimed to be a tumour in the lungs by his family.

But it has now been diagnosed as malignant and Yuvraj is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the Cancer Research Institute in Boston.

His physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary told "He is suffering from cancer and this is the first stage. It's curable and he will be fit to play in May. He will be back on the field very soon".

He added"The doctors decided that he would have to undergo chemotherapy and he travelled to the US on January 26. End of March, he would undergo a CT scan and should recover by then. After that it is just some rehabilitation in April before he is fit to be back on the field in May".

He said."Thankfully no surgery is required, he is already a lot better than what he was and can't wait to be back on the cricket field,"

Chaudhary said the detection of cancer was delayed by wrong diagnosis by an Indian hospital.

He said"His first biopsy report was stolen from his car and the second from a hospital, I don't want to name, did not give the correct diagnosis. It was a Russian doctor who detected the cancer and after consultations with doctors in US, it was decided that Yuvraj would undergo chemotherapy".

"Once he is done with chemo in March, his rehabilitation would be complete by April end and he would be perfectly fit to play in May," he added.

Dr Anshuman Kumar, surgical oncologist at Dharmshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre said "He appears to have lung seminoma, a condition in which there is cancerous growth of the size of a golf ball in the organs. It occurs due to genetic predisposition developed during the fetal development phase and is relatively rare".

Yuvraj has played 37 Tests, scoring 1775 runs at an average of 34.80.He has 8051 runs at an average of 37.62 from his 274-match ODI career, the highlight of which was his stellar role in India's World Cup triumph last year.In 23 Twenty20s, Yuvraj has scored 567 runs at 31.50.

let us Wish Yuvraj Singh a speedy recovery.