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Raul Malo, the singer for the country-rock band the Mavericks, was diagnosed<\/a> with colon cancer in 2024. On Wednesday, he announced that the Mavericks will be canceling their remaining concerts scheduled for this year as he continues to fight the disease.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to update you all on my health, as things have taken a turn,\u201d Malo wrote in a letter posted to Instagram. \u201cAs it goes with cancer, it\u2019s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease. I\u2019ve developed something called LMD, which stands for \u2018get this shit out of my head.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n LMD, or leptomeningeal disease, is cancer that affects the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n Malo says that\u2019ll begin radiation treatment, and is also exploring chemotherapy and alternative therapies. \u201cBut,\u201d he writes, \u201cit\u2019s time to take your words to heart of resting & recovering, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Since Malo\u2019s original diagnosis, the Mavericks have continued to tour with minimal interruptions. However, the group announced they\u2019ll be canceling all concerts on the slate for 2025, except for a pair of shows in December at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium. \u201cHang on to your tickets for the Ryman in December, as we are planning something special there, and hope to announce that very soon,\u201d Malo writes.<\/p>\n Despite the setback, Malo says that he is in \u201cno way alone, or scared,\u201d and thanked fans for their messages of support.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know what this will look like a couple months from now, but we are going into it like we have with everything else. Full steam ahead. Fight, recover, rest, repeat,\u201d he says. \u201cFind kindness and empathy out there wherever you can. Humans are alright, even if you don\u2019t believe it from what you see on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Malo\u2019s full message:<\/p>\n Dear Friends,<\/p>\n I want to update you all on my health, as things have taken a turn. As it goes with cancer, it\u2019s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease. I\u2019ve developed something called LMD, which stands for \u201cget this shit out of my head\u201d. Treatment for this is radiation, which I will start tomorrow. We will probably jump into some chemo, and are even looking at alternative therapies. But it\u2019s time to take your words to heart of resting & recovering, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Unfortunately, this does mean all shows going forward are canceled, but we\u2019ll continue doing cool projects, releasing live recordings, merchandise, Trovador and so forth. I want to thank Dwight Yoakam, his band, and crew for their kindness and understanding this year, and sorry we couldn\u2019t finish the tour the way we planned. Hang on to your tickets for the Ryman in December, as we are planning something special there, and hope to announce that very soon.<\/p>\n But I want to let everybody know, I am in no way alone, or scared. I have an amazing wife and sons, wonderful family, team, road crew, band, friends and fans. I don\u2019t even have enough words to describe the love and support that I\u2019m getting right now. To my friends who have sent me texts and messages, I want you to know that I\u2019ve read them all. I can\u2019t return them all, but your love, prayers, and well wishes have not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t know what this will look like a couple months from now, but we are going into it like we have with everything else. Full steam ahead. Fight, recover, rest, repeat. I want to thank you all for your incredible support through all this, & sorry about the cancellations but we have no choice anymore. Find kindness and empathy out there wherever you can. Humans are alright, even if you don\u2019t believe it from what you see on TV. We will keep you informed as this goes, and I promise, no more bullfighting pictures without context.<\/p>\n With love, Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Raul Malo, the singer for the country-rock band the Mavericks, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2024. 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