Snooker player Paul Hunter dies of cancer, age 27
{{date|October 10, 2006}}

English [[w:snooker|snooker]] player [[w:Paul Hunter|Paul Hunter]] died on Monday evening, losing his battle with cancer. He was 27.

Hunter announced on April 6, 2005 that he was suffering from [[w:Neuroendocrine tumors|neuroendocrine tumours]], a rare form of cancer. He died in a hospice in Huddersfield five days short of his 28th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Lyndsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose.

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English snooker player Paul Hunter died on Monday evening, losing his battle with cancer. He was 27.

Hunter announced on April 6, 2005 that he was suffering from neuroendocrine tumours, a rare form of cancer. He died in a hospice in Huddersfield five days short of his 28th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Lyndsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose.
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