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Gardeners’ World star Monty Don on moment he ‘knew’ cancer diagnosis was ‘serious’

Star of Gardeners' World Monty Don reflected on having bone marrow cancer at the age of 10 after undergoing radiotherapy for a year.

TV Star of Gardeners’ World Monty Don previously reflected on having bone marrow cancer at the age of 10 and undergoing radiotherapy for a year. Following his childhood diagnosis, Monty has a scar from his elbow to his shoulder after they took the bone marrow from his upper arm. Monty was diagnosed with cancer at age 10 (Credit: YouTube) “I was in Battle Hospital in Reading, and I knew it was serious because while my father only came once, my mother came every day.

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