Broadcaster James Valentine (Come Dine with Me Down Beneath, Media Watch, TVTV) has given ABC audiences an replace on his well being.

Writing to ABC Radio audiences he mentioned, “I’d actually hoped I’d by no means have to do that once more. I’ve now twice gone on the radio on 702 ABC Sydney, and printed articles on-line, revealing particulars of my illness.

“In March 2024, I introduced that I had oesophageal most cancers, and I used to be heading off for main surgical procedure and it may be some time earlier than I’d be again.

“In September 2024, I got here again on air, and let everybody know, that I’d had a extra minor process, eliminated the tumour in my oesophagus and would then be monitored for any future outbreaks.

“Effectively, right here in June 2025, I’m telling you the monitoring works very effectively. My present scans, and a biopsy have confirmed that I’ve tumours in my omentum. Sure, omentum, I’d by no means heard of it both.

“It’s described normally as a fatty veil, which extends from the abdomen over your gut. Fairly what it does, unsure; partly packaging, partly serving to to guard the gut, presumably some function in coping with an infection.

“No matter it’s meant to do it’s at present largely squeezing my bowel and inflicting constriction and constipation and common discomfort in that a part of the world. Oh, it’s been a enjoyable few weeks, my mates. I’m now means too acquainted with the ‘digestive’ aisle of my native chemist.

“So I’ve been off the final couple of weeks, getting checks, and determining what’s to be performed.

“As of subsequent week, I will probably be starting chemotherapy and immunotherapy. An enormous blast of twenty first century science, that hopefully, will scour all of it out and depart me able to heal and get well.”

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