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New Found Glory Guitarist May Have Cancer

06/05/2010
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New Found Glory Guitarist May Have Cancer was a top story in Jan. Here is the recap: Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory told fans that he is having surgery to remove half of his possibly cancerous thyroid. He posted a Twitter link to the following blog statement (However, nothing has been posted on the band's official site):

"Two weeks ago when I went to the Doctor with pneumonia.. they found some nodules in my thyroid , and one of them is a little bigger then a quarter. They did a biopsy and the report came back that there are some suspicious cells in the cyst. So due to the size and to be safe, Today at 2:45 I am having surgery and getting half of my thyroid removed. Immediately after removing it they will observe it and see if it looks like a cancer. If they find anything they will remove the rest of my thyroid. The odds are in my favor for it to be nothing which keeps me positive going in�

"I am only planning on missing the first three shows of this tour, and my good friend Anthony Raneri from the band Bayside will be filling in for me until i make it back out. Thanks again for all the love and support and I hope to see you all super soon. "
- Luckily he came back cancer free!

2010 is almost halfway gone. Join us each weekend this month as we look back at the top stories from the first half of this year. This was a top story from Jan.

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