Janey Godley reveals she's free of cancer after hysterectomy

‘My cup is FULL with gratefulness!’: Comedian Janey Godley, 61, reveals she’s free of ovarian cancer after a hysterectomy as she thanks NHS for ‘saving my life’

  • Janey posted on social media she is free of ovarian cancer after her latest scan 
  • She said there is ‘no evidence of disease’ and ‘NHS has definitely saved my life’
  • She had hysterectomy in January but cancer went to stage three afterwards 

Janey Godley has revealed that she is free of ovarian cancer after her latest scan showed she is clear of the disease.

In a tearful video posted on social media, the Scottish comedian, 61, revealed that ‘the scan has come back clear’ and ‘there is no evidence of the disease’.

Janey was diagnosed with cancer in November 2021 and had a full hysterectomy in January 2022. Nine days later, she learnt that her cancer was stage three.

The mother from Glasgow said in the video: ‘After a hysterectomy and six rounds of chemo and a blood transfusion, it seems like the NHS has definitely saved my life.

‘I want to thank everybody at the Beatson Cancer Care and everybody in the NHS who looked after me, and my wee pal Shirley who looked after me when I came out with a hysterectomy.’

The comic rose to fame during the pandemic with her voice overs of Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid-19 news briefings.

In a tearful video posted on social media, the Scottish comedian, 61, revealed that ‘the scan has come back clear’ and ‘there is no evidence of the disease’

Janey was diagnosed with cancer in November 2021 and had a full hysterectomy in January 2022. Nine days later, she learnt that her cancer was stage three

Sharing a photo of herself cuddled up with her pet dog Honey on Facebook , Janey wrote in March: ‘I think I’ve had an epiphany. I just may be facing death or survival of something I have no real control over’

She thanked everyone for their help, saying: ‘I want to thank everybody who supported me, everybody that sent me love, everybody that sent me so much strength and told me, you know, that they were thinking of me – thanks, thanks so much, you’ve no idea.

‘And everybody that knitted me all these hats and sent me hats as well – my cup is full with gratefulness, thank you so much everybody.’

Janey has regularly posted about her battle with cancer on social media, including delivering livestreams from her hospital bed.

Growths that can be cancerous or benign: What is an ovarian tumor?

Ovarian tumours are abnormal growths that start in the ovary and may be cancerous or benign.

When cancerous, nine out of ten arise from the cell that line the ovaries and fallopian tubes – known as epithelial ovarian cancer.

High-grade serous ovarian cancer makes up six out of every ten epithelial cases. Most actually in the fallopian tubes.

These growths tend to be treated via chemo and radiotherapy.  

Low-grade serous cancers account for just one in ten epithelial cases. These are slow growing and tend to be in younger women. 

Surgery is the most effective treatment for low-grade serous epithelial cancers.

Mucinous tumours make up a small percentage of epithelial ovarian cancer. 

 

Source: Target Ovarian Cancer 

Updating her followers on the results of her scan, she said: ‘It’s been quite an emotional day but I’m now on tablets called PARP inhibitors that I take daily in the hope that it stops the cancer returning, but as it stands, the scan is clear.’

Celebrity supporters showed their relief at the news.

Comedian Julian Clary replied on Twitter saying: ‘The best news. X’

Fellow Scot Frankie Boyle commented: ‘AWESOME’ and comedian Dawn French wrote: ‘Great news J x’.

Back in March, when her prognosis was more doubtful, in an emotional social media post, the 60-year-old stand-up said that she was putting her ‘trust in science’ and had accepted the face that she has ‘no real control’ over her fate.

Sharing a photo of herself cuddled up with her pet dog Honey on Facebook, Janey wrote: ‘I think I’ve had an epiphany. 

‘I have been resisting the fact I have a life threatening cancer, I have tried to ‘fight and be strong’ instead of accepting that this whole year I just may be facing death or survival of something I have no real control over. 

The comedian had been forced to cut her UK tour short earlier in the year before her ovarian cancer diagnosis noticing ‘horrible pain’ in her stomach, bloating and exhaustion. 

On the same day Janey underwent a scan which revealed a sack on her ovary which was diagnosed as ovarian cancer.  

The comedian underwent a hysterectomy in January this year, however shortly after the operation was diagnosed with stage three cancer. 

Janey beat the cancer less than six months later.  

Janey Godley, pictured last year, said she had accepted that she ‘may be facing death’ after her stage three ovarian cancer diagnosis, but now she has thanked the NHS for ‘definitely saving my life’

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