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Nic Maddinson completed nine weeks of chemotherapy after cancer spread to lymph nodes and lung and aims to return to cricket before year-end, officials said.
- On Thursday, Nic Maddinson took a practice session with New South Wales squad members as he begins his comeback after battling health issues this year.
- Medical follow-up showed that after tumour removal surgery, Maddinson learned the cancer had spread to abdominal lymph nodes and the lung, prompting extensive chemotherapy.
- During treatment, Maddinson recounted that his nine weeks of chemotherapy caused hair loss, steroid-linked sleep disruption, and feeling drained enough to sleep 24/7, saying `It was the slowest and longest nine weeks`.
- After learning treatment had succeeded, Maddinson began recovery steps and is targeting a return to cricket before the end of this year.
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Nic Maddinson Reveals His Battle With Testicular Cancer, Australian Cricketer Shares ‘Once I Found Out I Had To Have Chemo, That Was Pretty Hard To Deal With’ | 🏏 LatestLY
The 33-year-old left-handed batter had made his international debut in 2013 and has represented the Australia National Cricket Team for three Tests and six T20Is, scoring 78 and 45 runs respectively. Nic Maddinson detailed his ordeal in an interview, sharing that he has started to take steps to get to cricket. 🏏 Nic Maddinson Reveals His Battle With Testicular Cancer, Australian Cricketer Shares ‘Once I Found Out I Had To Have Chemo, That Was P…
Australian Test cricketer Nic Maddinson reveals fight with testicular cancer | Sports-Games
It was the slowest and longest nine weeks, he said.But the chemotherapy produced the desired result and Maddinson is now ready to resume his cricketing journey.The left-handed batter returned to on-ground training on Thursday along with his New South Wales teammates.To know that I caught it probably as early as I could have, and it still spread into other parts of my body, that was scary.I just think its so important if you have anything youre w…
Australian cricketer Nic Maddinson reveals arduous journey with testicular cancer, subsequent chemotherapy
Australian batter Nic Maddinson has revealed his arduous journey of overcoming testicular cancer, following an operation and weeks of struggle due to chemotherapy. Maddinson, who last played a Sheffield Shield game in March, had his tumour removed after the diagnosis. However, the battle had just begun for the left-hander as after the surgery, he got to know that the cancer by then had spread to various parts of his body and he had to undergo ex…
Australia Test batter Nic Maddinson reveals fight with cancer, says chemotherapy was successful
Former Australia Test batter Nic Maddinson has revealed that he spent the majority of 2025 fighting a battle with testicular cancer, which had spread to parts of his abdominal lymph nodes and lung.
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