Yuvraj receiving cancer treatment
India's Yuvraj Singh last played competitively in November during his country's first two Test matches of three at home to West Indies
India batsman Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States of America.
Yuvraj said last year that he had been diagnosed with a non-malignant tumour of the lungs, but further tests showed he has cancer and he is now undergoing chemotherapy at the Cancer Research Institute in Boston.
Yuvraj's physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary revealed the cancer is at a dangerous place in the body, but is curable.
"It is a rare tumour and is cancerous but it has been detected in stage one itself," he said.
"Doctors had to decide whether to continue medication or go for chemotherapy but, since parts of the tumour are just above the artery of his heart, there was a danger that while running it could burst. But it is 100% curable.
"The doctors decided that he would have to undergo chemotherapy and he travelled to the US on January 26. At the 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 added.
Yuvraj's health first deteriorated during the World Cup last year, in which he was the man of the tournament. He missed out on the tour to the Caribbean before briefly playing in England and in the first two of three home Tests against West Indies.
Chaudhary said, since the 30-year-old has been taking ayurvedic treatment, he will not need extensive chemotherapy sessions.
"After ayurvedic treatment only three cycles of chemotherapy are required. Initially when the cancer was diagnosed after a biopsy in October end, doctors feared that the treatment would be six cycles of chemotherapy," he added.
"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 also revealed the delay in treatment was due to a wrong diagnosis by a hospital last year.
"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," he said.
"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."
