Post by Peteetongman on Jun 11, 2013 8:32:16 GMT -5
Def Leppard rocker Vivian Campbell says a "cough that wouldn't quit" has turned out to be cancer. The guitarist had a surgical biopsy on March 11 following several months of coughing that revealed he has Hodgkin's Lymphoma, he said through a spokesperson on Monday.
Doctors prescribed six months of chemotherapy for the 50-year-old guitarist, who joined Leppard in 1992 after stints in Dio and Whitesnake.
"I'm about 2 months in and feeling rather spiffy, all things considered," he said in a statement. "Hodgkin's has an over 80% cure rate, so by my reckoning, if you're going to have a cancer, Hodgie's is the one to have!"
Campbell has no plans to skip the upcoming Def Leppard summer tour and playfully explained that part of the reason he's revealing his illness is to prevent any walkouts from fans.
"Me and my new aerodynamic hairstyle (read: no hair) are going on tour this summer with the band and I don't want anyone to be so shocked by my new look that they ask for a refund," he said. "Simple economics, really."
www.billboard.com/articles/news/1566386/def-leppard-guitarist-vivian-campbell-has-cancer
Doctors prescribed six months of chemotherapy for the 50-year-old guitarist, who joined Leppard in 1992 after stints in Dio and Whitesnake.
"I'm about 2 months in and feeling rather spiffy, all things considered," he said in a statement. "Hodgkin's has an over 80% cure rate, so by my reckoning, if you're going to have a cancer, Hodgie's is the one to have!"
Campbell has no plans to skip the upcoming Def Leppard summer tour and playfully explained that part of the reason he's revealing his illness is to prevent any walkouts from fans.
"Me and my new aerodynamic hairstyle (read: no hair) are going on tour this summer with the band and I don't want anyone to be so shocked by my new look that they ask for a refund," he said. "Simple economics, really."
www.billboard.com/articles/news/1566386/def-leppard-guitarist-vivian-campbell-has-cancer
