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- In January 1993, Mario learned he had
- HodgkinΓÇÖs disease, a form of cancer that
- attacks the lymph nodes in the body and
- stops the bodyΓÇÖs ability to fight infection.
- Surgeons removed the cancer, and Mario
- had two months of radiation treatment to
- kill off leftover cancer cells. Radiation is a
- common treatment, but it can make a
- person feel weak and tired. Many people
- did not expect Mario to be strong enough to
- play any more games in 1993. But he did.
-
- Mario returned to the ice on March 2, 1993,
- just 12 hours after his final radiation
- treatment. He played 20 minutes, and
- finished with one goal and one assist. That
- season, Mario led the Penguins to the
-