Photo: Doug Aldrich | By Brian Linder, PennLive | Music is a great escape for so many in tough times, but cancer is an insidious and unfair disease so not even music is safe from its reach. Because of that, several prominent — David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Chris Jasper of The Isley Brothers, DJ Funk and Linda Nolan to name a few — have tragically died battling the disease already in 2025.
Meanwhile, many more musicians battle it bravely, often sharing the fight with their fans.
The following is a look at some of those prominent artists who have shared their cancer battles:
Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich, a former guitarist with Whitesnake, Dio and currently The Dead Daisies, recently provided an update on his health after announcing last year that he was battling throat cancer.
Per Blabbermouth, Aldrich said in an interview with Radio Bypass’ Ralph Rasmussen that he had a “very successful” surgery about five months ago.
“Everything’s good,” Aldrich said. “I got done with all the radiation treatments in December, and then it’s just been a quick six weeks or whatever. It’s just flown by. But I’ve been feeling good. Everything’s kind of getting back to normal. I’m starting to go to the gym a little bit and work on my muscles and stuff and getting going again like that. So I’m good. I’ve bene playing a lot. There’s a few little issues that pop up — I get some swelling sometimes. After they do that surgery on you, there’s some restructuring of your nasal cavity and stuff like that in your throat. So there’s a little bit to get used to, but I can’t complain. I’m doing really good. And after what I went through, I’m definitely blessed.”
Aldrich said he had to do radiation treatments five days per week, and that the biggest side effect was fatigue.
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Read more on Mr. Aldrich at the following URL and on Michael Bolton, Vivian Campbell, Paul Cauthen, Andy Taylor and more at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/music-world-rocked-by-cancer-11-singers-who-are-battling-the-disease/
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