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Melbourne star forward Jesse Hogan has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
The 22-year old will have surgery on Tuesday to remove a tumour, after a CT scan confirmed that there were no other cancers that had spread throughout his body. Due to early detection of the cancer, chemotherapy or radiotherapy won't be required. Melbourne club doctor Zeeshan Arain has stated that, if his recovery goes according to plan, Hogan will make a full recovery and return to football in as little as two months. "From a physical point of view of the operation and the recovery, we expect somewhere between four and eight weeks," Arain said. "But we'll have to look back at how he's had an interrupted year from a conditioning point of view, and also his psychological state." The small mass found in Hogan's testicle is believed to be a seminoma, a type of cancer. Despite the diagnosis, Arain said that, because the cancer was found in its earliest stages, a positive recovery is highly likely. "He was very lucky," Arain said. "When they hear that it's an early stage of cancer then their emotions flip around. "It was really good that Jesse was able to come to us [the doctors] and we were able to follow through." General manager of football Josh Mahoney released a statement on behalf of the Melbourne football club in support of the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star. "The club's collective heart is with Jesse Hogan. This is clearly a very difficult time for Jesse and his health and wellbeing is the number one priority for us. "We informed the players of this on Friday and respected Jesse's wishes to keep this information private up until this point." AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan spoke on behalf of the AFL to show his support for Hogan and his family. "Our thoughts are with Jesse. We know he is going to have the best care and my understanding is that the diagnosis is positive in the context of bad news," McLachlan said. "Health and family are pretty much everything and it gives a lot of things a lot of context. He will have all the love and care that he needs to recover quickly." Prior to their flight to Adelaide last Friday, players were told the news at Melbourne Airport, Demon's co-captain Nathan Jones told reporters. Jones said that players used the news as a way to motivate themselves in the lead up to the clash against the Crows, where they defeated them at Adelaide Oval by 41 points. "It was definitely mentioned, particularly when one of our mates is facing some of the things 'Hoges' has faced," Jones said. "It was an opportunity for us to draw on some of that inspiration, particularly with how he's handled himself and the adversity he's faced. "It pales into significance the fact that we're playing a game of footy and we've got one of our mates going through the stuff he's been through. "Our best way of honouring that was performing on the weekend and making sure we keep a really positive vibe around the footy club and keep supporting him as well as we can." The news about Hogan's cancer diagnosis comes only weeks after Hogan's father Tony passed away from cancer. Hogan will take indefinite leave as he recovers from the surgery.
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