Bristol Rovers defender Nick Anderton has started chemotherapy after the rare bone cancer he’s being treated for was revealed to be more aggressive than first diagnosed.
Anderton was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer in July, after a routine medical check discovered a tumour in his leg. The 26-year-old, who was a key and much-loved member of Rovers’ promotion-winning squad last season, underwent an operation at the start of October to remove the tumour.
But after conducting further analysis, a biopsy has discovered that the cancerous cells were more aggressive than previously thought and Anderton has now started several months of chemotherapy.
