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New Found Glory Guitarist May Have Cancer

01/27/2010
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Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory told fans on Tuesday 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. "

Hopefully there will be an update posted on that blog when something is known. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Hayley Williams of Paramore did post a quick Twitter update on Wednesday, "Today was nuts. But @XChadballX [Chad's Twitter address] is back for the attack! Thanks everyone for your prayers and encouragment It means so much."

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