His career was halted in 1997 when he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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She is dying of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and is searching for someone to take care of her son Trooper (Matthew Knight) after she is gone.
He played in Australia's 1987 World Cup Final victory, but soon after he suffered severe pain that was diagnosed as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Medical journal The Lancet featured an article in May 2008 entitled 'Cancer in Medical Dramas', which examined the character's Non-Hodgkin lymphoma storyline.