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The Cure's Roger O'Donnell, 68, reveals he is fighting 'rare and aggressive' blood cancer


The Cure's keyboardist Roger O'Donnell has revealed he has been fighting cancer.

The musicain, 68,has told fans how he was diagnosed with a 'very rare and aggressive form' of lymphoma and has been undergoing treatment for the past year. O'Donnell shared an update on social media to mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month as he urged others not to ignore symptoms, as he had done. 'I've now completed 11 months of treatment under some of the finest specialists in the world and with second opinions and advice from the teams that had developed the drugs I was being given.

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