John Hartson [Looking better for him now]

[carheex]

Apparently, he's had testicular cancer for a while and it has now spread to his brain.

[Pacman]

Where did you hear that?

[SERVO1]

Jesus!!! That's not good at all. I'm guessing his chances of survival are extremely thin?

[Tee]

Saw the report on SSN this morning. Doesn't look good and he is in for more chaemotherapy. Sad news really and I wish him the best.

[Assassin]

Sad news

When the **** are they going find a way of stopping people dieing of Cancer!!!

[kingfunk]

Sad News. Its unreal the amount of people i know that have/Had cancer and most of them are in their
late 20`s early 30`s, Its shocking really.

[El Diego]

Get well John Hartson

The poor guy has Brain and testicular cancer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8147852.stm

Not sure if he can come out of it ok, as don't know much about cancer but I would think it's terminal. I liked John Hartson when he was at Celtic, that was a good team they had around 01/02 I think it was. YNWA John even for scoring against us.

[Tee]

Football just seems like an irrelevant sideshow when you put things in perspective. I wish him all the best and hope he can make a recovery from this.

[dww]

John Hartson diagnosed with brain cancer
Former Celtic striker John Hartson has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and told the illness has spread to his brain.

By Telegraph staff
Published: 9:43AM BST 13 Jul 2009
John Hartson

The 34-year-old was given the news over the weekend after going to hospital last Friday suffering with horrendous headaches.

According to the Sun, tests were carried out at the Singleton Hospital in Swansea where Hartson was told the news and where the former Arsenal and West Ham player is believed to be starting a course of chemotherapy.

A close friend told the paper: "He told me he had been complaining of having really bad headaches recently. It reached the stage where he felt something was seriously wrong so went to hospital on Friday.

“The doctors did a load of tests and decided to keep him in over the weekend - they have done every scan and test imaginable and diagnosed that he has testicular cancer which has spread up to his brain.

"But the doctors are upbeat about his prospects and chemotherapy will begin right away - big John’s not giving up hope."

Hartson joined Celtic in 2001 after Martin O'Neill signed him from Coventry City for £6 million. Central to the club's success, he helped his side reach the Uefa Cup final in 2005 - the same year he was named the Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year.

The following season - and his final year in the SPL - Hartson flurry of goals helped his side win the league.

Before his five seasons in Scotland, Hartson played with Arsenal, West Ham and Wimbledon. He finished his career with West Bromwich Albion in February 2008 when he announced his retirement after being released by the club.

[dww]

Sad for the big man. Hope the chemo works for him.

[Vermilion]

"But the doctors are upbeat about his prospects and chemotherapy will begin right away - big John’s not giving up hope."

Keep hold of the hope. Good luck JH.

[The Birdman]

Terriblely sad news, he's my age, I first played against him when we were 16 in a YTS game, he was 6ft 2" and about 14 stone even then!

Fingers crossed for a full recovery

[redlancer]

Feel for him and his family.
Saw an article stating how his dad is constantly by his bed side.
Just can't imagine how they feel.

To be diagnosed with testicular cancer is bad enough but the fact its spread aswell is worrying

Hope he pulls through. I remember the brother of Warrington's Rugby league player Lee Briers finding out he had testicular cancer and dying within weeks.

Everyone needs to check your balls and see the doc if worried.

[Deano]

If they catch it early then there is a lot of hope

[johnly]

Hope he's ok, cancer's a bitch. Good luck Hartson son, get well soon!