Four years after successfully battling lung cancer, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has revealed he had to battle skin cancer during the first lockdown of 2020.
- The prognosis of lung cancer is poor, with a 5-year survival close to 15%, all stages combined.
- Much less serious, carcinomas represent 90% of skin cancers.
The Rolling Stones fascinate with their musical talent, but also with their incredible physical resistance, despite massive consumption of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes throughout their career. At 73, singer and guitarist Ronnie Wood is no exception. After overcoming lung cancer four years ago, he has just announced that he has recovered from a second cancer.
In an interview with the newspaper The Sunon April 25, the Rolling Stones guitarist confides: “I had to fight against two different forms of cancer. In 2017 it was the lung that was affected and last year it was carcinoma, a kind of skin cancer, which I I had to fight. Today, the doctors are optimistic”, said the 73-year-old musician. The star is again in remission, and says she is ready to resume her No Filter Tour with the rest of the Rolling Stones as soon as the health situation allows.
Ronnie Wood smoked between 25 and 30 cigarettes a day
“It’s true that I’m going through a lot of issues right now, but throughout my recovery I’ve decided to let go. “Whatever has to happen will happen, it has nothing to do with me. All I can do is stay positive, be strong and fight, and the rest is up to that higher power.” says Ronnie Wood, mystic.
Before a piece of lung was removed in 2017, Ronnie Wood smoked between 25 and 30 cigarettes a day, and multiplied rehabs to treat addictions to alcohol and drugs.
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