Monkees Star Has Cancer

07/03/2009
. Monkees Star Has Cancer was a top story from March and here it is again as we look back at the biggest stories from 2009 so far: (AP) Peter Tork, a former member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, says he has a rare form of head and neck cancer, but the prognosis is good.

The 67-year-old Tork had surgery Wednesday in New York. His spokeswoman says he is doing well and will begin radiation treatment after a short recovery period.

He announced on his Web site Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma on the lower region of his tongue. - more on this story

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