Ann Wilson, lead singer of the vintage rock band Heart, is undergoing preventive chemotherapy after being recognized with an unspecified type of most cancers.
Wilson shared the news July 2 in a observation got by way of TODAY.com that still introduced the band had postponed all last dates at the North American leg of its “Royal Flush Tour.”
“I underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,” mentioned Wilson, 74. “The operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy & I’ve decided to do it.”
The “These Dreams” singer mentioned her physicians have steered her to “take the rest of the year away from the stage in order to fully recover.” She didn’t specify what type of most cancers she had.
“To the ticket buyers, I really do wish we could do these gigs. Please know that I absolutely plan to be back on stage in 2025. My team is getting those details sorted & we’ll let you know the plan as soon as we can,” Wilson mentioned ahead of thanking enthusiasts for their give a boost to.
“This is merely a pause. I’ve much more to sing,” she added.
Wilson concluded, “Respectfully, this is the last public statement l’d like to make on the matter.”
Preventive chemotherapy refers to remedy this is performed after an preliminary remedy, like surgical procedure, to prevent cancer from coming back, Dr. Ben Ho Park, director of precision oncology at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, informed TODAY.com in March after Catherine, Princess of Wales, shared the news that she was once undergoing “a course of preventive chemotherapy” to regard an unspecified type of most cancers.
Wilson’s observation comes greater than a month after the band, which additionally options Wilson’s sister Nancy Wilson, 70, canceled the European leg of its tour in May.
The band defined in a statement on the time that Ann Wilson had passed through a “time sensitive but routine medical procedure” which required a “minimum recovery time” of six weeks.
Heart kicked off its newest tour within the United States in April. The identical month, the band performed its 1977 hit “Barracuda” on “The Tonight Show.”
Heart was once scheduled to play a couple of live performance dates in Europe this summer season ahead of returning to the U.S. on July 30. The band was once anticipated to proceed appearing within the U.S. and Canada thru mid-December.
Wilson’s July 2 observation inspired enthusiasts to carry onto their live performance tickets, explaining that they might be commemorated on rescheduled dates.
