Beastie Boys cancel All Points West appearance, Adam Yauch diagnosed with cancer

The Beastie Boys canceled all scheduled concerts and delayed their next album release while member Adam "MCA" Yauch is treated for a cancerous tumor in a salivary gland, Yauch says in a video statement to fans.

"The good news is that they did scans of my whole body and it's only localized in this one area and it's not in a place that affects my voice," Yauch says. "So, that's nice. That's convenient."

The cancer is in his left parotid gland and "also in a lymph node right in that area," he says.

He will probably have surgery next week and radiation treatments afterward.

[CNN]

Comments

[dan]

super sad news.

[jeff]

now its more like All Time Wasted

[dude]

really clever ^^^^^^

[dana]

get well soon!

[jenna]

noo! now APW is gonna blow