Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has revealed she’s had a benign lump removed from her neck after getting the all clear from bowel cancer in 2022.
The 46-year-old broadcaster – who went through chemotherapy and got a stoma fitted in 2021 – has revealed via social media that she’s survived another health scare.
Adele – who is in a relationship with Kate Holderness – wrote on Instagram: ‘What a week so far – it’s only Wednesday and I’ve already had a camera up my bum, an enema (that I thought would NEVER END 😩🤣) and some test results that I’ve been worried about since summer.
‘Thank you to everyone who’s been sending me messages recently (noticing my array of plasters and patches) I didn’t want to say as it’s something I’ve been worrying about… but at the start of summer I got a concerning lump on my neck… which wouldn’t go away and then it grew into a bit of a monster.
‘Nobody knew what it was and it wasn’t responding to treatment so I had to have it looked at by a specialist and removed. With my recent health troubles and knowing you can never take anything for granted… it has been playing on my mind. Poor Kate too! She’s been so worried… so apologies if we’ve been a bit more weird than usual haha.
‘I was put on the waiting list for removal just before the Sydney Marathon… so it’s been on our minds for a while… but all that running helped me so much and gave me a way to channel my feelings, stay positive, and think of all the people we were raising money for. It turned a worrying time into a very happy time.
‘Even though I’ll have a wonky scar on my neck. I’m proud of it… and grateful. It’ll be my newest piece of body art!’
Adele has now been given the all-clear by her doctors and she’s looking to the future with optimism once again.
The radio broadcaster explained: ‘I finally got my test results back today from the dermatology unit and the lump was benign! [prayer emoji] I’M ABSOLUTELY BUZZNG! THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!! (sic)’
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- Changes in your poo, such as having softer poo, diarrhoea or constipation that is not usual for you
- Needing to poo more or less often than usual for you
blood in your poo, which may look red or black
bleeding from your bottom - Often feeling like you need to poo, even if you’ve just been to the toilet
- Tummy pain
- A lump in your tummy
- Bloating
- Losing weight without trying
- Feeling very tired for no reason
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Adele also urged her followers to get themselves checked out if they have any health concerns of their own.
She said: ‘If you’re reading this and you’re worried about ANYTHING please speak to someone. Early detection saves lives [heart emoji].’
Friends flooded to social media to wish Adele well, as Zoe Ball wrote: ‘Huge love across to you A. brave and positive and making all these conversations and experiences that can be so scary the norm.’
Nicki Chapman said: ‘You are an incredible woman. So strong, so honest & brave – sharing and helping so many others.’
Clara Amfo wrote: ‘Forever a champ in always ways.’
In her autobiography – Personal Best: From Rock Bottom to the Top of the World – Adele revealed her cancer symptoms were there for the world to see when she appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2019.
The Dancing on Ice star reflected on how campmates would laugh with her, saying: ‘You always look dead when you’re asleep.’
At the time, Adele thought she was suffering side effects of living in the jungle with limited food but she was actually ‘dying’.
‘I also used to find it very hard to stay awake once the sun had gone down. It was like my body would lose power with the light,’ she wrote.
Adele remembered one evening she even forfeited the luxury of an evening meal because she was so cold, opting for the warmth of bed instead.
‘My campmates were so worried about me,’ she said, adding that back in the UK her partner Kate Holdness was also concerned there was ‘something wrong’.
‘I would never go to bed without having my tea. She rang one of the producers to say she was worried. They said I was just a bit cold and tried to put her mind at rest,’ Adele said.
However, Adele described how her loss of appetite continued, and while she couldn’t face food in the evening, she said the daytime eating challenges ‘saved my life’ as she wrote: ‘Thank god for the turkey testicles and camel toes.’
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The broadcaster and 2024 Dancing On Ice star has spoken at length about her cancer journey, detailing side effects of her treatment, including how chemo took off her fingerprints and turned her tongue black.
In May she ran the London Marathon in aid of Cancer Research, having already taken part three previous times.
Adele was aiming to beat the current record by completing all seven major marathons in less than 24 hours, which includes races in not only London but also Tokyo, Boston, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.
Having already set the world record for the fastest time a female completed the race with a stoma bag, this year, she smashed another, saying after crossing the finish line: ‘I hope [the world record] sends a message to anyone living with cancer or who has a stoma that we can achieve anything and our bodies are brilliant.’
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