Following years of regular treatment, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi‘s cancer is officially in remission. Iommi was originally diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma and will continue to receive regular blood tests on six week intervals to make sure the cancer doesn’t return. He told the Birmingham Mail:
“I came back to hospital straight after we finished a round of European tour dates, and the good news is that everything is alright up to this point. I am in remission and hopefully, this situation will continue. The chemotherapy and the follow-up treatment appear to have done the trick – but I’m aware that it could come back one day. I have a blood test every six weeks at my GP’s, and I come in here at regular intervals for check-ups. That’s something that I’ll have to live with for the rest of my life, looking for any warning signs that it might be rearing its ugly head again.”
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For more on that as well as footage of Iommi helping present an award to a specialized cancer treatment center, head to Birmingham Mail.
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