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S TATE EDITION Vol 47 No 1612 SERVING VICTORIA SINCE 1969
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RADIO STAR CANCER SHOCK 3AW HOST REVEALS ‘MYSTERY ILLNESS’
■ Bruce Mansfield, co-host of Nightline and Remember When, has revealed that he has prostate cancer. The 71-year-old radio veteran told listeners on Monday night that he was hospitalised in Stockholm whilst hosting a celebrity cruise last month through the Baltic. Mansfield told colleagues Philip Brady and Simon Owens that he underwent extensive tests over a week in Sweden.
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He said that doctors warned him against travelling by air, and his condition was first publicised as ‘deep vein thrombosis’. Mansfield and wife Jill returned to Australia, reportedly against medical advice, and was immediately admitted to Warringal Private Hospital, Heidelberg, for further tests. He said the swelling, first in his ankles, and then his legs, was hard to contain. Doctors cautioned that DVT carried the risk of a blood clot making its way to his lungs or brain. Mansfield explained that he was “very weak, very much behind the eight-ball”. He said he was undergoing extensive treatment by medication. He said that he was told by doctors that the condition is “treatable”. Mansfield said he would be “out of action” for a while, but hoped to phone in each evening to the Nightline program on 3AW.
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■ Bruce Mansfield is about to undergo treatment for prostate cancer. As part of the team that has hosted the nighttime 3AW program for the past 25 years, Mansfield will be off air for some time whilst he is treated. Mansfield told listeners on Monday night that the medical tests were clear about his condition. He told colleagues Philip Brady and Simon Owens that he missed appearing on the nightly radio show. The cancer diagnosis came after Mansfield underwent extensive blood tests in Sweden, after falling ill on a cruise.
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■ The Red Ball cemented its place as one of the best charity galas on the Melbourne social scene with a high-powered, celebritystudded celebration at the Grand Hyatt on Saturday evening. The Red Ball raises funds for the Fight Cancer Foundation and with the Foundation’s patrons, Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman, in attendance, it was guaranteed to be a night to remember. Jackman shared with guests that the evening marked the 20th anniversary of his marriage proposal to Furness. “Twenty years ago today I proposed to Deb here in the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne,’’ Jackman said. “You said yes. I am quite traditional so I went to ask for a blessing from Fay Duncan (Deb’s mother).” Turn To Page 8