John Farnham’s sons Rob and James give a health update about their father after cancer surgery

John Farnham’s sons Rob and James have spoken about their father’s cancer battle, as the Australian music icon continues to recover from throat cancer following a devastating 2022 diagnosis.

The 75-year-old underwent 12-hour surgery after being diagnosed with throat cancer, with doctors removing a tumour from his mouth and reconstructing his jaw.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: John Farnham’s sons join Sunrise to give health update.

He has since received an “all clear” regarding the cancer.

The boys’ update comes ahead of their attendance at the Logies on Sunday on behalf of their father with the John Farnham: Finding The Voice documentary up for the Best Factual or Documentary Program award.

On Friday, Rob and James Farnham joined Nat and Shirvo on Sunrise, giving an update on the singer, who was last pictured at Rob’s wedding back in June.

“He’s doing really well,” Rob said.

“Every day is another step forward, as it is for everyone with cancer. He’s just gotta keep moving forward and keeping positive, and you know, keep driving forward. That’s what it’s about.”

The boys went on to praise their mother, saying she had held the family together for the past two years, and also reflected on comments from global superstar Celine Dion, who paid tribute to Farnham in her own documentary I Am: Celine Dion, calling him one of the greatest singers of all time.

“(Our dad) was pretty impressed — it was pretty cool for him to see it,” James said.

“He was quite surprised she spoke about him for so long, and he was the only singer he spoke about in the whole documentary.”

Reflecting on the Logie-nominated John Farnham: Finding The Voice, the Farnham boys praised the director Poppy Stockell, who they said “kicked it out of the park”.

As well as the Logies, the boys are turning their attention to Daffodil Day, to raise money for people living with cancer.

“Given the fact that dad went through a brutal cancer, we were asked by Daffodil Day to be ambassadors. We jumped at the chance,” Rob said.

“It’s such an amazing opportunity to push that forward. And the things that they do for fundraising and research, it helps recovery process, helps families, helps the people that have the cancer.

“Cancer is one of those things that doesn’t just affect the person going through it, it affects everyone else around them.”

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Watch the Logies on Sunday August 18 from 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.