US EditionMadness legend reveals incurable cancer diagnosis as fans rally
Chris Foreman, 69, diagnosed with treatable but incurable myeloma; kidney function initially at 14%, improved after treatment; aims to resume performing in 2026.
- Chris Foreman, Madness guitarist , announced on the band's official Facebook page earlier today that he has been diagnosed with myeloma, a form of cancer.
- After a June 28 concert in France, an MRI scan revealed a spinal tumour following Chris Foreman's severe upper-back and shoulder pain earlier this year.
- Doctors found his kidney function at 14 per cent, which has improved, and on July 4 he underwent radiotherapy and a spinal tap at the Royal Sussex Hospital, easing his pain and removing the tumour.
- He will miss Butlins performances and the tour this year, as fans and supporters flooded social media with encouragement while his band, family, road crew and management team support him.
- Foreman cautioned that myeloma is treatable but not curable and he will fight to get it into remission, noting some patients live 20 years or more and he aims to return next year.
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Chris Foreman, Madness guitarist, reveals he has incurable blood cancer diagnosis
Chris Foreman, guitarist for Madness, has revealed he has been diagnosed with a treatable but incurable form of blood cancer. READ MORE: Madness: Before We Was We review – charting the ska-pop princes’ pre-fame course The musician, who is one of the founders of the band, announced the news on a Facebook post yesterday (August 29). In the statement, the 69-year-old said that the cancer is called myeloma, but he still has a “long way to go” befor…
Madness guitarist Chris Foreman reveals incurable blood cancer diagnosis
Chris Foreman, the longtime guitarist for English ska and pop band Madness, has revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma. The 69-year-old father of four shared the shocking health news on Friday. “Earlier this year, I had severe pain in my upper back and shoulders,” he wrote on Facebook, explaining that he went in for an MRI at the end of June and learned he had a tumor on his spine. F…
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