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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Former Australian cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud revealed Monday that he has skin cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Benaud, 84, said he is receiving treatment on his forehead and the top of his head.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I&#39;m coping with it very well - the doctors are pleased,&quot; he was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I&#39;m going along slowly. The cancers need to be treated.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Benaud also said people should take precautions to protect themselves against sun rays.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I recommend to everyone they wear protection on their heads. Eighty-four-year olds don&#39;t seem to mend as well as they used to,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;When I was a kid, we never ever wore a cap. I wish I had. You live and learn as you go along.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The famous commentator has taken a break from commentating after suffering an accident 13 months ago which fractured two of his vertebrae and said he was still recovering from the injuries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">But he said he would return as a commentator to cover the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), starting Jan 3.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Progress is slow. I&#39;ve been doing a lot of walking. We are out every morning, doing 40-minute walks every morning and it&#39;s showing beneficial effects,&quot; the former Aussie all-rounder said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Benaud said that during his playing days he was influenced by legendary all-rounder Keith Miller and never wore a cap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;When I was a kid, you never ever wore a cap - not a flash one. That&#39;s because Keith Miller never wore a cap. Arthur Morris did when he went out to bat,&quot; he said, adding: &quot;We follow various people and &#39;Nugget&#39; Miller never wore anything on his head, so I didn&#39;t. I wish I had.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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