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<\/p>\nRhod Gilbert\u00a0has revealed he\u00a0has received his first clear scan after undergoing treatment for stage four cancer.<\/p>\n
The comedian, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer\u00a0last July, and was treated at the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, where he had been a fundraising patron for a decade before the diagnosis.<\/p>\n
He underwent surgery for metastatic cancer of the head and neck, followed by sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.<\/p>\n
Rhod spoke to the Radio Times, where he described finding out that his cancer hadn’t spread as ‘the best day of my life’.<\/p>\n
He recalled: ‘I was back on the road earlier this year, I got a call to say my latest scan had shown the cancer was in the areas they knew about, but it wasn’t in my lungs or my brain.’<\/p>\n
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Wonderful news:\u00a0Rhod Gilbert has revealed he has received his first clear scan after undergoing treatment for stage four cancer (pictured in\u00a02016)<\/p>\n
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Tough time:\u00a0The comedian, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer last July, and was treated at the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, where he had been a fundraising patron for a decade before the diagnosis<\/p>\n
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Treatment:\u00a0He underwent surgery for metastatic cancer of the head and neck, followed by sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy (pictured in\u00a02021)<\/p>\n
He then had\u00a0his first clear scan, saying: ‘The best thing was that the tumour had gone, and it was once again an ordinary blood vessel.’<\/p>\n
Rhod’s experience has been captured in his upcoming Channel 4 documentary Rhod Gilbert: A Pain In The Neck.<\/p>\n
The programme follows the Welshman from his diagnosis and treatment through intimate video diaries.<\/p>\n
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Thrilled:\u00a0Rhod spoke to the Radio Times, where he described finding out that his cancer hadn’t spread as ‘the best day of my life’<\/p>\n
Describing the decision to film his cancer journey, Rhod said: ‘I was lying in bed on the Friday, with my treatment due to start the following Monday.<\/p>\n
‘I rang the team I knew – there was no broadcaster on board, it was all on spec – and I asked, “How would you fancy joining me on this journey?”<\/p>\n
‘It was partly for me. I’d cancelled all my TV work and tours, and I wanted to have something other than “cancer” in my diary.<\/p>\n
‘I knew I wouldn’t be well enough to go on stage or TV, but I thought I might be well enough to lie in bed and talk to a documentary team about how ill I was. I thought, “It will give me something to do”.’<\/p>\n
The documentary is set to air on Monday October 30, as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Rhod revealed that he ‘ironically’ first found the tumour in his neck while he was in Cuba on a trek to fundraise for Velindre Cancer Centre charity, where he then became a patient.<\/p>\n
He returned to screens for the first time since his diagnosis in February as he made a moving speech during the\u00a0National Comedy Awards, which was in aid of Stand Up 2 Cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n Return:\u00a0He returned to screens for the first time since his diagnosis in February as he made a moving speech during the National Comedy Awards, which was in aid of Stand Up 2 Cancer<\/p>\n Candid:\u00a0Speaking in the pre-recorded segment from his home, he revealed he struggled to ‘speak or breathe’ after finding a lump on his neck<\/p>\n Speaking in the pre-recorded segment from his home, he revealed he struggled to ‘speak or breathe’ after finding a lump on his neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rhod said: ‘I couldn’t speak or breathe and I was postponing and cancelling tour shows, I had terrible spasms in my face and a lot of tightness in my muscles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Couldn’t get to the bottom of it, turns out after a biopsy of this lump in my neck that I have something called head and neck cancer, cancer of the head, sounded pretty serious.’<\/span><\/p>\n Rhod admitted that his diagnosis\u00a0‘p***ed him off’ as he joked he thought he would have ‘life-long immunity’ after spending 10 years as a patron for a cancer centre.<\/span><\/p>\n He said: ‘I’ve led five fundraising treks all over the world, I do stand-up comedy nights to raise money, I hosted quizzes\u2026 it’s been a big part of my life for the last 10 years, so imagine my surprise when I was diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n ‘Which p***ed me off no end, because I thought I’d have life-long immunity! Apparently not.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Apparently you’re just as likely to get cancer even if you spend your time fundraising for a cancer hospital. Anyway, I did get it, and it turns out it can come for anybody.’<\/p>\n He added: ‘The other irony is that I was in Cuba on a trek, fundraising for this cancer centre when the first b****y lump popped up in my neck. I literally left as a patron and came back as a patient.’<\/span><\/p>\n Comeback:\u00a0Last month, Rhod announced he is planning to return to the stage and is in the midst of planning a 2024 comedy tour, after admitting ‘life’s too short’ (pictured in\u00a02018)<\/p>\n Last month, Rhod\u00a0announced he is planning to return to the stage and is in the midst of planning a 2024 comedy tour, after admitting ‘life’s too short’.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n His last tour, Book Of John, ran from 2019 to June 2023, due to interruptions with his health and the pandemic.<\/p>\n In an interview on <\/span>BBC Radio Wales, Rhod said he was very grateful to the Velindre Cancer Centre for ‘getting me back on my feet’.<\/span><\/p>\n He added: ‘My new attitude is that life\u2019s too short, you\u2019ve got to crack on and do these things.’<\/p>\n He continued: ‘I’ve been scribbling away, I’ve got a few ideas and I’ve been trying some stuff out.<\/p>\n ‘I think I’m going to tour again next year, it\u2019s all taking shape at the moment.’<\/p>\n Rhod has also said he will use his cancer diagnosis as standup material, because he thinks about his cancer 24\/7 but added there is ‘humour in it.’<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Speaking to The Guardian, he confessed: ‘It does feel weird. I don’t know how much to talk about the cancer. I haven’t really worked out what to say.<\/p>\n ‘I’m really aware of mental health now and I\u2019m checking in with myself every day. I feel fine, weirdly. I\u2019m happy, optimistic and hopeful that next year it\u2019ll all come good.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/00\/76914117-12663929-image-a-13_1698103338490.jpg\")
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