29 June 2023 , 18:01
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Broadcaster James Whale has revealed he has reached the end of treatment for his terminal cancer.
The outspoken radio star, 72, believes he will no longer be alive this time next year.
He said: “I’m kind of at the end, the end of my treatment.”
But with trademark humour he added: “When I lose a lot more weight when I get really ill, I’ll look fantastic.
“I’ve just come off all the steroids I was on, which made me look like a bloody balloon. I’m feeling better from that.”
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TalkRADIO host James first battled kidney cancer back in 2000 before the disease returned in 2020 and spread to his brain, spine and lungs.
James on talkRADIO (Daily Mirror)
James in hospitalThe broadcaster and his second wife Nadine Lamont-Brown, who wed in 2021, attended the Television and Radio Industries Club awards together this week.
Nadine said: “He’s had all the possible treatments, he’s on a clinical trial but we’re probably going to be winding up on that quite soon. It’s stopped working.”
James added: “The cancer gets into your head and sometimes you can’t stand noise.
“At the moment, I have got cancer fatigue, which makes you very tired.
“Some days I might feel sorry for myself. I feel sorry for my wife really. It’s more difficult for her.”
In 2018 James’s first wife Melinda died from lung cancer at 68, just months after her diagnosis. The pair were married for 48 years and had two sons.
James added he had considered assisted death in a Swiss clinic but instead chose to spend time with his family.