Chong Wei has early stage nose cancer, confirms BAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei has been confirmed with early stage nose cancer, says the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

"But please give Chong Wei the space and peace of mind to recover," pleaded BAM president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria in a statement after a post went viral on social media saying Chong Wei was suffering from third-stage nose cancer.