Iron Maiden Singer Bruce Dickinson Treated for Tongue Cancer — billboard.com

Metal legends Iron Maiden revealed that lead singer Bruce Dickinson is currently recovering from treatment for tongue cancer in a Facebook post on Thursday (Feb. 19). The post says that Dickinson's doctor noticed a "small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue" during a routine checkup in December. The Maiden frontman finished a "seven-week course of chemotherapy and radiology" on Wednesday. "As the tumour was caught in the early stages, the prognosis thankfully is extremely good," the Facebook post reads. "Bruce's medical team fully expect him to make a complete recovery with the all clear envisaged by late May. It will then take a further few months for Bruce to get back to full fitness. In the meantime we would ask for your patience, understanding and respect for Bruce and his family's privacy until we update everyone by the end of May."

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