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Sky News AU
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'Thank you for all the memories so far': 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold, 46, announces stage four cancer diagnosis in emotional video
3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold has revealed he's been diagnosed with stage four clear cell renal carcinoma that has metastasised to his lungs. In a candid video shared on Wednesday, the 46-year-old vocalist spoke directly to fans from a park bench, saying he'd been unwell a few weeks earlier and went to hospital, only to receive the life-altering news. "Hey, everybody, it's Brad from 3 Doors Down. I hope you're having a great day today. I've got some not-so-good news for you today," he began. "So I'd been sick a couple of weeks ago, and then went to the hospital and got checked out and had actually gotten the diagnosis that I had clear cell renal carcinoma that had metastasised into my lung. "And it's stage four, and that's not real good." Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer, affecting the tubules that filter waste from the blood. According to Cancer Australia, the five-year survival rate for stage four kidney cancer is about 17 per cent, although outcomes vary significantly based on individual circumstances. Despite the bleak prognosis, the Mississippi-based musician maintained a powerful sense of faith. "You know what? We serve a mighty God, and he can overcome anything," he said. "So I have no fear. I really, sincerely am not scared of it at all." The diagnosis has sadly forced the Mississippi-based band to cancel their planned US summer tour with Creed. "It is gonna force us to cancel our tour this summer. And we're sorry for that," Arnold said, expressing his regret to fans. The Let Me Go singer ended the video by asking fans to keep him in their prayers, and referenced one of the band's most iconic songs. "I'd love for you to lift me up in prayer every chance you get," he said. "And I think it is time for me to maybe go listen to 'It's Not My Time' a little bit. "Thank you guys so much. God loves you, we love you." The band also shared a message from Arnold on social media, thanking fans for "all the memories so far". "Now, I believe ITS NOT MY TIME is really my song," the post read. "This'll be a battle so we need our prayer warriors! Thank y'all for being the best fans in the world. We love y'all! Brad." Fans flooded the comment section with words of love and support for Arnold, whose band shot to fame in the early 2000s with their debut single 'Kryptonite'. Creed frontman Scott Stapp was one of the first to respond, writing: "If anyone has the FAITH and STRENGTH to face this fight, it's YOU brother. You and your family are in my prayers daily. We can do ALL things through CHRIST. I think I can speak for all of us, we are lifting you up in prayer right now believing without doubt for your total healing! I love you bro…" Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw added: "May God bless you brother. Showing us how to conquer the darkness with light."
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rock musician battling cancer has had almost ‘every treatment known to man'
The drummer for a revolutionary Australian rock band has opened up about his battle with pancreatic cancer. Rob Hirst, who co-founded Midnight Oil in the 1970s, said he has been battling the disease for two years in a recent interview with The Australian. 'So it's ongoing,' he told the newspaper. 'I've had pretty much every treatment known to man — every scan, ultrasound, MRI. I've kind of had 'the works.'' Hirst said he was diagnosed 'early' and that the cancer was at stage 3 when he found it. The drummer then underwent months of chemotherapy before having an unsuccessful, eight-hour surgery to remove his tumor. Hirst is still getting both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Cancer Australia reports that the survival rate for men with pancreatic cancer between 2016 and 2020 was 12% for men. 'Coming up to two years, I thought I just need to get this, literally, off my chest,' Hirst told The Australian. 'Also, I think that lesson for me — and maybe why I've lasted this long — is because, if you do have any of that kind of symptom, where there's something that you feel is wrong, just go and get a simple blood test. It could be life-changing, and life-extending.' Midnight Oil is multi-platinum-selling, award-winning band whose material has brought 'a new sense of political and social immediacy to pop music,' according to AllMusic. The band's 1987 single 'Beds Are Burning,' which advocates for Indigenous land rights, is regarded as a landmark of Australian music. The song peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 6 in Australia. The band first formed in Sydney in 1972 as Farm, before changing its name to Midnight Oil in 1976. Midnight Oil released three albums before the band's breakthrough project, '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,' arrived in 1982. The album peaked at No. 3 in Australia and contained the top 10 single, 'Power and the Passion.' Midnight Oil's next three albums — 1984's 'Red Sails in the Sunset,' 1987's 'Diesel and Dust' and 1990's 'Blue Sky Mining' — all topped the Australian charts. The latter peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. Midnight Oil earned two more chart-topping albums with 2020's 'The Makarrata Project' and 2022's 'Resist,' which was released just one week before longtime bassist Bones Hillman died of cancer at the age of 62. The band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. Rock icon has been engaged to longtime partner for 'two or three years' '90s rock singer says he was 'high 24/7′ while making band's biggest hits Country music legend snaps picture with worker at Dairy Queen drive-thru Drummer 'surprised and saddened' by firing from legendary rock band Trump admin 'tried every trick' to stop rock legend's US citizenship
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Young Aussie's $280k blow after 'rare' diagnosis overseas: 'Changed her life'
An Aussie woman living overseas is desperately trying to make the 1,300-kilometre journey back home after a spate of seizures led to a devastating diagnosis. Shanique Hallgren, 30, moved to Canada three years ago with her fiancé James and has been thriving as a visual effects artist in the film industry. However, their incredible adventure took an unexpected turn after she was diagnosed with stage 3 high-grade glioma, a "rare and aggressive" brain cancer, following a seizure she had in their apartment. "It's changed her life incredibly from being a 30-year-old with her life ahead of her to now coming to grips with having brain cancer that we don't know how that will eventuate for her in her life," Shanique's mum Tracey Monahan told Yahoo News. The couple already had plans to move back to Australia this year but Shanique's cancer diagnosis has solidified their decision to move closer to home — with the mounting medical bills within the Canadian health system making it even more difficult to imagine a future where they remain overseas. However, getting back to Australia is proving difficult as the tumour is positioned in Shanique's frontal lobe, an area of the brain that controls primary motor function, and she is now having difficulty with the right side of her body and is unable to walk unassisted. The seizures are also causing major concern, as the couple did attempt to board a commercial flight but Shanique suffered another within 24 hours of departure, making a medical flight the only option. "So the neurologists and the oncologists have said that they do not want her to travel on a normal flight, because the pressurisation in the cabin will affect the swelling in her brain," Tracey said. "She would be stabilised on a medical flight, however, a private medical evacuation flight from Canada to Australia is around about $280,000." The family have set up a GoFundMe page in a desperate bid to raise funds for the journey. "She's on immense amounts of drugs to cope with the cancer and the effects of the seizures," Tracey said. 👨 Dad heartbroken as four-year-old diagnosed with third cancer: 'So unfair' 🫁 Dad's unfathomable diagnosis after overcoming double lung transplant 🏥 Aussie family's 16,500km trip to save teen daughter's life Brain cancers are rare in Australia, with Cancer Australia estimating there to be just over seven cases per 100,000 people. It is unknown what causes gliomas, and while grade 1 gliomas are easily curable with surgeries, grade 2 to 4 provide a more challenging prognosis. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
