Sebastien Haller opens up on his treatment for a malignant testicular tumour
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Dortmund star Sebastien Haller opens up treatment for a malignant testicular tumour, insisting he is ‘feeling fine mentally and physically’… while revealing he has a ‘timetable in mind’ for his return to action
- Sebastien Haller was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumor in July
- The 28-year-old Ivory Coast striker is under treatment
- He said it was “hard to give a clear answer” when he can get back into action
- Haller added that he ‘cannot complain’ as this is the first hardship he has gone through
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Sebastien Haller is candid about the treatment he is receiving for a malignant testicular tumor as he sees he can get back to work.
The Borussia Dortmund striker was diagnosed with the tumor after feeling unwell during the pre-season tour of Switzerland in July.
Haller, 28, revealed he spends “five days in a row in the hospital where I’m on the line 24/7” and can’t get out of bed while the treatment is being injected. After that he has a rest period of two weeks.
‘That’s one phase, and I have to do that four times’ he told UEFA.
‘Four phases of chemotherapy of about three weeks each. Then, depending on how my cancer progresses and how it spreads, I may be forced to have surgery.
“A lot of people ask me when I’ll be back, but there’s a lot to consider, so it’s hard to give them a straight answer.”
Sebastien Haller has started his treatment and said he had a timetable in mind for his return
The attacker has remained positive after being diagnosed with a testicular tumor in July
He was expected to be out of action for “several months”, but said in a positive update on his treatment that he had a “timetable” in mind for his return.
“I’m lucky enough to feel good,” he added. “I am physically able to work, I feel fine both mentally and physically, which of course helps to fight this disease. I have a timetable in mind.
“If I’m lucky enough not to need surgery, it can go very quickly. Three weeks after the last phase, it is checked at what stage the metastasis is and whether you need surgery or not. If I don’t need surgery, with the way I train, I’d like to think I’ll be in good shape by the end of those three weeks.”
Haller was diagnosed shortly after signing for Dortmund for £31 million in July, following an impressive 2021-22 season in which he scored 34 goals in all competitions.
He has yet to make his debut for the Bundesliga giants but remained optimistic about his condition.
Haller started preseason with Borussia Dortmund, but is now sidelined due to his tumor
He visited Dortmund last month to watch the Champions League clash with Copenhagen
“One of the first things I said to myself was, ‘Okay, it happened to me. I’m going to do everything I can to be good mentally and physically.” I was a spoiled child; I never worried,’ Haller said.
“This is the first major ordeal I’ve had to endure. Some people start their lives that way. I was lucky enough to have it later in my life, so I can’t complain.
“It’s a challenge, a huge challenge, and the fact that you’ve been able to overcome it means you’re a warrior, you’re strong; this piece of flesh, of your body that is missing, must not destroy your self-confidence, but shows how much stronger and bigger you are as a person.’
Speaking in August about how his family reacted to the news, Haller admitted that his mother had struggled to come to terms with his diagnosis.
“My wife was in shock, but she could handle it. But… my mother… it wasn’t the same because mothers are mothers,” Haller said in an interview with ESPN.
“I called my siblings to make sure they’ll be there for her so she wouldn’t feel alone. This is what I did.’
The Ivory Coast striker, 28, joined the Bundesliga giants in July for £31million