Radio star Ali Clarke reveals she’s undergone mastectomy after shock breast cancer diagnosis

Radio star Ali Clarke has given her fans an update after undergoing surgery following her shock cancer diagnosis.

The Adelaide radio presenter, who co-hosts Max & Ali in the Morning with Max Burford, burst into tears last week when she revealed she had breast cancer.

Ali called the radio show Tuesday morning and said she had had a mastectomy a few days ago and was doing well.

“The doctor says everything went so well and amazingly, so well in fact, that I’m finally home now,” she said.

Ali said the surgery took several hours and she will have to wait for the results to determine if further treatment is needed.

Hayley Pearson, who is currently fulfilling her role while on leave, then asked: ‘Have you had a chance to look at it yet? Or was it already completed?’

“We were all wrapped up, but… it wasn’t as confronting as I thought,” Ali replied.

“My biggest relief was when the children came in and I asked them if they wanted to take a look. They all said yes and they weren’t shocked.”

Ali also thanked his friends and fans who reached out to him and supported him over the past week.

“I can’t thank everyone who has reached out enough, and I’m thinking of everyone who is making this journey,” she said.

Ali shocked listeners last Tuesday when she announced she would be taking a break from radio due to her treatment for breast cancer.

“I thought it was very small and manageable. But I found quite a few small cancers. And that means I’m going to have quite a major surgery later this week, and I’m going to have to take some time off to recover, as you can imagine,” she said.

“You know, you know me, I’ve never dressed scantily, I’ve never put my breasts on display. They’ve been absolutely functional. In fact, when I was growing up, you know, they were almost in the way of me playing sports.”

Ali called her radio show Tuesday morning and said she was going to have surgery. It took a few hours, but she was doing well.

The radio presenter burst into tears as she spoke emotionally about ‘losing a part’ of herself.

“I really fought with myself. I was angry at myself because I almost felt vain because I had lost a part of myself,” she said.

“But when I stop and think about it, I lose a part of myself that society has always told me makes me a woman and that it’s absolutely necessary. The other, big part of my brain knows that this is really what needs to happen to be good.”

Despite the heartbreaking diagnosis, Ali admitted she has been “very, very lucky” with the quality of healthcare she has received so far.

Ali shocked listeners last Tuesday when she announced she would be taking a break from radio due to her treatment for breast cancer