Cardiff City have confirmed that midfielder Stephen McPhail is suffering from cancer.
The 29-year-old former Republic of Ireland international has been diagnosed with stage one malt lymphoma.
McPhail, who joined Cardiff three years ago, is aiming to return to football by January 2010.
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