Fresh health setback for NZ great Cairns with cancer diagnosis
New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns revealed Saturday he has suffered a further health setback and has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
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Chris Cairns: Former New Zealand all-rounder diagnosed with bowel cancer
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, six months after being left paralysed by a stroke.
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