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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElvis Costello reveals 'very aggressive' cancer diagnosis, cancels European tour dates
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Elvis-Costello-reveals-very-aggressive-13054307.phpElvis Costello has canceled his remaining European tour dates for the summer, revealing that he is recovering from surgery to remove a small but very aggressive cancerous malignancy.
The 63-year-old singer and songwriter, best known for late 70s hits such as Alison and Watching the Detectives, said doctors had advised him to pull the shows to avoid putting his health at risk, according to an announcement posted to his website on Friday, July 6.
Six weeks ago my specialist called me and said, You should start playing the Lotto, Costello wrote. He had rarely, if ever, seen such a small but very aggressive cancerous malignancy that could be defeated by a single surgery.
Initially, Costello thought he could continue with his tour, but he said he ultimately realized that the post-surgical guidelines for the surgery, which recommend up to four weeks of recovery time, made it impossible to carry on performing two-hour concerts on a nightly basis.
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Elvis Costello reveals 'very aggressive' cancer diagnosis, cancels European tour dates (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jul 2018
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JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)1. Damn. So many people in their
60's are dying right now.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)2. Get well, EC! We still need your music!!!
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)4. And his wife's music.
I could listen to 'Live In Paris' every day.
Boomerproud
(7,938 posts)3. Oliver's Army is one of my all time favorites.
Beat this vicious disease Mr. McManus.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. I love his music. He's one of my favorite artists.
Take good care of yourself Declan. Do what you need to do to get well again!