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Radio star Jones has cancer
July 03, 2008 11:00am
BROADCASTER (Ed:and Former Wallaby Coach) Alan Jones has revealed he has prostate cancer, but says he's "getting on with it" and wants his fans to as well.
The talkback king said he would be off work for several weeks while he had surgery but he would return to his breakfast slot on Sydney radio station 2GB when he had recovered.
"Of course I will be returning to air, I've got to make a quid," Jones said.
Jones called a press concerence today, where he said he had been diagnosed with the cancer after undergoing a biopsy.
"The prospect of full recovery is very significant," he said.
The 67-year-old is Sydney's highest-rating radio personality.
Jones said he was diagnosed in May after doctors examined 20 samples, and his cancer had been described as in the mid-range in terms of seriousness.
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