Ever since Irrfan announced he is suffering from a rare disease, there were many speculations surrounding his health and some reports also claimed that he has a brain cancer[Irrfan Khan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar OPENS UP about actor’s health; Says ‘my partner is a ‘warrior’]. The 'Piku' star has finally got back to the followers and fans and posted a message about 10 minutes ago that reads...

“Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect”.

-Margaret Mitchell

The unexpected makes us grow, which is what the past few days have been about. Learning that I have been diagnosed with NeuroEndocrine Tumour as of now has admittedly been difficult, but the love and strength of those around me and that I found within me has brought me to a place of hope. The journey of this is taking me out of the country, and I request everyone to continue sending their wishes. As for the rumours that were floated NEURO is not always about the brain and googling is the easiest way to do research ;-) To those who waited for my words, I hope to be back with more stories to tell.

-Irrfan

Irrfan posted this on Twitter:


So we finally know that the talented actor suffers from NeuroEndocrine Tumour but what does it mean?

Like he also suggested, we googled it and here's what we found...

[[[Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine (hormonal) and nervous systems. Many are benign, while some are malignant. They most commonly occur in the intestine, where they are often called carcinoid tumors, but they are also found in the pancreas, lung and the rest of the body.

Although there are many kinds of NETs, they are treated as a group of tissue because the cells of these neoplasms share common features, such as looking similar, having special secretory granules, and often producing biogenic amines and polypeptide hormones. ]]]

We don't know the gravity of this disease yet but we send out all the wishes in the world to him to come out a winner fighting this one!

Stay tuned for more updates!