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The Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell reveals ‘aggressive’ blood cancer diagnosis

Musician said he ‘ignored the symptoms’ for several months before he underwent 11 months of treatment

O’Donnell had previously told fans that he had been unwell but simply disclosed he had a “serious health issue” when he was forced to pull out from performing in Mexico with the band in 2023. Sign up According to Blood Cancer UK, symptoms can include unexplained weight loss and unusual bruising, breathlessness, rashes, extreme tiredness, chest pain, lumps and swollen glands. Talking to Classic Pop magazine, he said: “Four years ago, I said to Robert, ‘We have to make one more record…it has to be the most intense, saddest, most dramatic and most emotional record we’ve ever made, and then we can just walk away from it.’ He agreed.

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