The young West Australian player is due to have an operation on Tuesday afternoon and will be out indefinitely.
Hogan did not play at the weekend due to illness but it has emerged he was recently diagnosed with the form of cancer and will undergo surgery.
It is unknown if he will require chemotherapy or radiotherapy afterwards.
The club issued a statement on its website saying: “Jesse underwent an ultrasound late last week which revealed a small mass in his testicle suggestive of a seminoma, which is a type of cancer.
“Jesse has also undergone a CT scan which determined the cancer has not spread to any other part of his body
“It’s important to reinforce that this was an extremely early detection and the seminoma is in its earliest stage of growth. He is expected to make a full recovery.”
Hogan’s father Tony Hogan died last month following a long battle with cancer.
General Manager of Football Josh Mahoney said “The Club’s collective heart is with Jesse Hogan. This is clearly a very difficult time for Jesse and his health and wellbeing is the number one priority for us.
“We informed the players of this on Friday and respected Jesse’s wishes to keep this information private up until this point.
“Jesse will obviously miss a period of football due to this surgery but we expect him to make a full recovery and return to AFL in the short-term future.”
Source: Melbourne Demons footballer Jesse Hogan has testicular cancer, WA star faces surgery | Perth Now
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