Rock icon has tongue cancer
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Iron Maiden’s bruce Dickinson wows the crowd in Perth during the band’s 2011 Australian tour
Source: News Limited
IRON Maiden says singer Bruce Dickinson has been treated for cancer of the tongue, but hopes to be back to full fitness soon.
A statement posted on the band’s official website says a cancerous tumour was discovered during a check-up in December, and Dickinson has completed a seven-week course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
It says the prognosis is “extremely good,” and doctors expect Dickinson to make a full recovery, “with the all-clear envisaged by late May.”
Dickinson, who is 56, joined the British metal megastars in the early 1980s, and is also a commercial airline pilot. His nickname is “Air Raid Siren” due to his phenomenal vocal ability.
Iron Maiden’s hits include Run to the Hills and The Number of the Beast.
Bruce Dickinson is also a qualified pilot and flies the band’s plane while on tour.
Source: News Limited
