'I feel remarkably well': James Whale gives health update after cancer diagnosis
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18 August 2020 - 1:00 PM

'I feel remarkably well': James Whale gives health update after cancer diagnosis

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James Whale feels "remarkably well" amid his cancer diagnosis.

The legendary radio broadcaster revealed on Sunday (16.08.20) he is fighting cancer of the brain, spine, kidney, and lungs, 20 years after having one of his kidneys removed because of a tumour.

And on Tuesday (18.08.20), James - who is undergoing immunotherapy and hormone replacement treatment - gave an update on his health, as he said his cancer treatment is already making him feel "a lot better" than he has done in months.

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Speaking during an appearance on \'Good Morning Britain\', he said: "I feel remarkably well actually. Since I started the treatment I feel a lot better than I have done for a few months - before I knew what was wrong with me.

"I actually probably look and sound like I would normally. I\'ve had cancer before, it\'s one of those things that throughout our lives we are sent to deal with it."

When he first received his diagnosis two weeks ago, James considered "going to Dignitas", a Swiss non-profit organisation that specialises in euthanasia.

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But the talkRADIO star, 69, says he was eventually talked out of it, and now knows he just "has to deal with" his condition.

He added: "I was thinking about going to Dignitas, I must admit. That was the first thing I said when they told me what was wrong with me and fairly soon, my friends talked me out of it ... for the moment, anyway.

"You don\'t know what life has to throw at you. In all our lives we\'re going to get a stage when we\'re at our peak of performance time and you just have to deal with it, there\'s nothing else you can do."

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James first revealed his diagnosis over the weekend, where he insisted that despite previously wanting to take his own life, he now has "no intention of dying" just yet, and is confident he\'ll make it to 80.

He said: "Have no doubt, it\'s a shock and you\'ll sit in a corner on your own and you\'ll cry. I do quite a bit now on my own. But I have no intention of dying right at this particular moment. I\'ve got a few more programmes in me that I need to do, including more TV.

"I am pretty strong. I\'m determined not to allow this to really undermine me. I\'m coming up to being the oldest working man on British radio and I have continually been on air since I was 24.

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"Next year I\'m 70, so if I live another ten years, I\'d be quite happy."

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