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Michael Bolton opens up about brain cancer diagnosis


“I want to keep going. I feel there’s still a lot to do on the fight side,” he said.

Bolton has said that his diagnosis has affected his short-term memory, speech and mobility.After having emergency surgery in December 2023, doctors said they were not able to remove the entirety of the brain tumor. I guess that’s the way you find out what you’re made of.”Bolton then had another brain surgery in January 2024 and finished radiation and chemotherapy in October 2024. The recurrence for glioblastoma is about 90%.Bolton has purposely not been given a prognosis for his cancer, however, the singer remains hopeful.“Whenever you find yourself in any kind of challenging position, just to know that you’re not alone going through it is a big deal,” Bolton said.

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