Princess Kate completed chemotherapy treatment.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy treatments for her cancer, the member of the British royal family announced in a video released on Sept. 9.
Born Kate Middleton, the 42-year-old wife of Prince William and mother of three had announced her cancer diagnosis in March, but has not disclosed what sort of cancer she had been diagnosed with.
“The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,” she said in the video announcement. “Life as you know it can change in an instant, and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown. The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything.”
Princess Kate stated that she was entering a “new phase of recovery.”
“Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long, and I must continue to take each day as it comes,” she said.
Patti Scialfa of the E Street Band announced multiple myeloma diagnosis.
About Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Myeloma, according to the American Cancer Society, involves the overgrowth of plasma cells in the bone marrow, leading to the crowding out of normal blood-forming cells, which results in low blood counts. This can result in weakness and shortness of breath from a shortage of red blood cells, bleeding and bruising from low platelet levels and increased infection risk from a lack of normal white blood cells.
- Multiple myeloma can also result in problems with bones and calcium as well as kidney issues, according to the American Cancer Society.
- There will be approximately 35,780 new cases of multiple myeloma and 12,540 deaths from the disease in the United States in 2024, according to the American Cancer Society.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Scialfa, a singer and guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has revealed that a 2018 diagnosis of the blood cancer multiple myeloma forced her to scale back her live concert appearances with the band.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” Scialfa said in the documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” according to Variety. “Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs on stage, and that’s been a treat. That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”
Scialfa, 71, is also Springsteen’s wife and joined the E Street Band in 1984. “Road Diary” had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 8 and will be released via Hulu on Oct. 25.
Baseball Hall of Famer revealed prostate cancer diagnosis.
Wade Boggs, 66, an MLB Hall of Famer, recently announced his diagnosis of prostate cancer with a picture of a guide on prostate cancer for patients on social media. He stated that he’s looking forward to ringing the bell following the end of treatment.
"With the strength and support of my family and my faith in God I'm going to ring that … bell," Boggs wrote on X.
In August, Boggs’ fellow MLB Hall of Fame member, Ryne Sandberg, announced that he was finally cancer-free of metastatic prostate cancer.
Country singer-songwriter updated fans on colon cancer spread.
Country singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker updated fans regarding his colon cancer and explained that the cancer has spread to multiple nodes and both of his lungs. He first received treatment for his colon cancer in 2023.
“Once again, I’ve got some good and bad news to deliver. The good news is that I’ve finished chemo treatment!” Walker wrote in a post on Instagram. “The bad news is that upon the completion of tests to check on the status of my cancer post-treatment, multiple nodes of varying sizes were found in both my lungs.
“Before I started chemo, I was told I had a 90% chance of having clear tests post-treatment. So to find completely new growth in a new organ was something for which I was not prepared,” he continued. “This unfortunately means my cancer will likely be restaged to stage 4.”
He expects to undergo a lung biopsy and will start receiving radiation soon.
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