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Heart's Ann Wilson Undergoing Preventive Chemotherapy for Cancer, Band's Tour Postponed

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As Kate Middleton focuses on her cancer recovery, her announcement put a renewed spotlight on preventative or adjuvant chemotherapy as patients are being increasingly diagnosed at a younger age. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports and Dr. Tara Narula weighs in for TODAY.

Ann Wilson, lead singer of the classic rock band Heart, is undergoing preventive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. Wilson shared the news July 2 in a statement obtained by TODAY.com that also announced the band had postponed all remaining dates on the North American leg of its 'Royal Flush Tour.' 'I underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,' said Wilson, 74.

' Preventive chemotherapy refers to treatment that is conducted after an initial treatment, like surgery, to prevent cancer from coming back, Dr. Ben Ho Park, director of precision oncology at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, told TODAY.com in March after Catherine, Princess of Wales, shared the news that she was undergoing 'a course of preventive chemotherapy' to treat an unspecified form of cancer.

 

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