TalkSPORT presenter Danny Kelly, 69, has provided a health update after being hospitalised following complications from his oesophageal cancer treatment. Kelly, who revealed his diagnosis live on air earlier this year, said he had undergone four rounds of chemotherapy, each followed by hospitalisation due to side effects.
In a series of posts on X, Kelly explained that after the last chemo session three weeks ago, he began to feel worse and lost consciousness. He was taken to A&E in Dublin, where doctors discovered internal bleeding from the shrinking tumour and two previously unknown ulcers. Kelly described the intervention by two of Ireland's best gut surgeons as 'life and death'.
Kelly first announced his diagnosis in a broadcast, urging listeners, particularly men, to seek medical help if they notice something wrong. He said he has cancer of the oesophagus, a 'really dangerous thing', but that it had not spread and was treatable. He described his treatment plan as a 'hard road' involving chemicals, surgery, and further chemicals.
Kelly has been with talkSPORT since 2007 and is also a respected journalist, having edited NME and Q magazine. He presents the Tottenham Hotspur podcast 'View from the Lane'. He thanked talkSPORT for their support and said he hopes to return to broadcasting when his health allows.
