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FORMER HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN NASI MANU WILL BEGIN A CYCLE OF CHEMOTHERAPY AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH TESTICULAR CANCER. The 30-year-old, who plays for Italian club Benetton Treviso, has been
sidelined for the past few months and had an operation in August to remove an abnormal growth. ------------------------- > Thankyou to everyone for the messages of support. Definitely has
put > a lot of things into perspective. Still a bit of a road to recovery > but got the best Italy 🇮🇹 has to offer and I will make a full > recovery I’m sure of it! Don’t be
embarrassed, check your balls! > #BallOut 😂 https://t.co/KYTxVCGA2D > > — Nasi Manu (@Nasi_Manu) October 17, 2018 ------------------------- The No 8 had blood tests last week and
the club has announced the need for him to now undergo chemotherapy in the next few days. Manu said in a statement that he was determined to win his battle against cancer and was grateful
for the support he has received. “Thanks to my club, from management to teammates, I appreciate all your support,” Manu said. “Thanks to my wife, my family and friends. I’ll still have to do
the last treatments before the fight can be considered over, but I know I’ll succeed and I’ll be back soon,” Manu said. Manu, who has a young family, also took to Twitter to urge men to
check their testicles for anything unusual. ------------------------- VOTE FOR YOUR ALL-TIME ENGLAND XV: