Nick Anderton says his aim is to resume his playing career with the Bristol Rovers defender awaiting an operation after his cancer diagnosis.
The 26-year-old has been "blown away" by the support he has received after revealing his condition in July. The defender, a stalwart of Rovers' promotion-winning campaign last season, has osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer in his femur.
He reported pain in his knee that had been rumbling on for a few months to Rovers' medical staff after coming back for pre-season training and a routine scan to check it out revealed a tumour.
