Emraan Hashmi's four-year-old son Ayaan has been diagnosed with first stage cancer

Written By Rahil Shaikh | Updated: Jan 15, 2014, 02:38 PM IST

Confirming this news, Emraan's filmmaker uncle talked to a newspaper and said that his hero nephew is shattered.

Actor Emraan Hashmi's four-year-old son Ayaan has been diagnosed with first stage cancer. This news did not just sadden the actor, his family, friends, fraternity and fans but one and all.

Confirming this news, Emraan’s filmmaker uncle talked to a newspaper and said that his hero nephew is shattered.  Mahesh Bhatt in an interview with bollywoodlife.com said, “I got a call from Emraan at about 12.30pm on Monday. The doctor had suggested immediate surgical intervention after which the road map for the future would be decided and that would probably mean chemotherapy."

Ayan is being treated at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai for a kind of kidney cancer which usually affects children, according to health.com.  Dr Arbinder Singal, pediatric urologist practicing in Navi Mumbai in an interview with Healthindia.com said, “The boy is suffering from a malignant cancer of the kidney called Wilm’s tumour. This usually affects children of his age”.