Former Proteas batsman Daryll Cullinan has opened up about his recent battle with cancer.LIVE | World Test Championship final: Australia v IndiaCullinan, who played in 70 Tests and 138 ODIs for South Africa from 1993 to 2001, was speaking on The Cricket Nomad podcast earlier this week.The 56-year-old said the diagnosis had come as a shock, but he was happy to share that he recently received his first "zero reading"."I've been dealing with prostate cancer.
Just out of the blue, a routine check, and then got diagnosed."I had it removed but it was still about ... I've been through radiation and hormone therapy, which I'm still under.
But I'm still on track for [a] cure. "Last Thursday I got my first proper zero reading, but the hormone therapy plays a role in starving the cancer cells because they live off testosterone.
And that's what the hormone therapy does, it blocks your production of testosterone," he said.Cullinan urged all men to go for regular medical check-ups."Go and get [tested].