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By Zara Woodcock Comedian Rhod Gilbert said he’s ‘still all clear’ as he appeared on The One Show to discuss returning to the stage. The 55-year-old Welshman first announced to fans in June 2022 that he was being treated for stage four cancer of the head and neck. The star first noticed there was an issue when he was forced to cancel stand-up shows due to a ‘pain and tightness’ in his throat. He said a tumour ‘popped up’ on his neck on the day of a fundraising walk for Cardiff’s Velindre Cancer Centre, of which he’s a patron. Shortly after, Rhod was diagnosed and given a treatment plan which i…