One year ago today, beloved Australian music legend John Farnham underwent a gruelling 12-hour surgery to remove a tumour just months after being diagnosed with mouth cancer in October 2022 and now the singer has revealed he is cancer-free.
Farnham had surgery to remove a tumour from his mouth and months later, he was back in hospital recovering from a respiratory infection.
Now, it has been revealed in a statement that Farnham is officially cancer free as of July. The statement explains that the You’re The Voice singer had been given the “all clear” by his medical team.
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According to the statement, Farnham has been in and out of rehabilitation care which included eight weeks of radiation treatment and supplementary surgical procedures as a result of various complications and issues including infections that presented over the past year.
The statement, released on Wednesday evening, was the first time the 74-year-old has personally addressed his cancer battle.
He said: “I am the luckiest man I know right now. It’s been a year since my first surgery and to be honest I’ve lost count as to how many other procedures there’s been since then.
“I’m sure someone’s kept track of them all – let’s just say, there’s been a few. But, I’m home now and I’m a very grateful and happy man. I’m sitting here in my living room lapping up the attention from my beautiful wife, Jill, my boys Rob and James and my mini Schnauzer, Edmund.”
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“It’s only now that I can start to appreciate and comprehend, for myself, how many messages of love and support have been sent to me over the past year. I don’t know what to say, other than thank you so very much. It honestly means the world to me. Thank you to everyone who took the time to write and send a message.”
Farnham also revealed how he intends to celebrate the good news of his recovering health.
“Today is a special day. And I’m going to mark it by having a pizza – because I can! I can’t wait to see what might be next on the menu. Bring on 2024.”
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The statement concluded with the family thanking “everyone across Australia and the world for the extraordinary amount of generous messages and well wishes.”
The family also thanked the “remarkable” medical staff in Melbourne who looked after Farnham over the last year.