Radio star Jones has cancer

[laura]

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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[Flamethrower]

Bad luck for him. Hope he beats it.
Good job he wasn't picked as Wallaby coach.

[force addict]

poor bloke..

[Thequeerone]

yep - a lot of people will wish this gentleman a speedy recovery - he has done much and has more to give - not always what I wanted but never the less an inspirational person

[lara93]

[Daisy]

Wow!!! What a bummer.

[prop53]

All the best to you Alan hope all goes well with your recovery

[robyn <3]

thats terrible...
hope you get better soon alan

[laura]

Jones recovering after tumour operation
December 20, 2008, 12:02 pm

Breakfast radio magnate Alan Jones is due to leave hospital after undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour.

For the second time in 2008 radio icon has been hospitalised.

In July, he received surgery for prostate cancer and returned to the airwaves in September.

But his most recent health setback will not delay his scheduled return in January, a Macquarie Radio spokesman told AAP.

He signed off from his 2GB program for the summer holidays last week and will return on January 19.

"This is supposed to be a holiday. It's a hell of a way to spend your holiday," News Limited quoted Jones as saying from his St Vincent's hospital bed.

A hospital spokesman for St Vincent's Private Hospital told AAP Jones would be discharged on Saturday.

Neurologist Dr Raymond Garrick said Jones' tumour was benign, and was unlikely to grow back.

"It was a tumour about the size of a thumbnail on the brain," News Ltd quoted him as saying.

The tumour was initially discovered during procedures for Jones' prostate operation.

"They decided to monitor it at that stage, but it got bigger (by about a millimetre) and they decided to operate," News Limited quoted Jones as saying.



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[hertryk]

All the very best Alan...You have alot more to do....Keep fighting mate!