Health
In 2006, Hinch lost weight and his health declined. On 4 March 2007, he revealed on 60 Minutes he had been suffering from advanced cirrhosis of the liver, and that a tumour had been found on his liver. On 27 April 2007, Hinch returned hospital for additional scans. On 4 August 2007, Hinch revealed he had inoperable liver cancer.
On 20 September 2010, Hinch confirmed the liver cancer diagnosis, and said that he expected to undergo surgery to remove a third of his liver, and that this would take him off-air for several weeks. Doctors gave him a 60 per cent chance of surviving a further five years. On 4 November 2010, Hinch told his listeners that his doctors had told him that without a liver transplant, his maximum survival would be 12 months.
On 6 July 2011, Hinch underwent liver transplant surgery at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.
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