Monday, February 23, 2009

Well-known American country music singer Merle Haggard accepted • lung cancer surgery

Xinhua Beijing November 10 well-known American electric country music singer-composer Gede said a spokesman for 9 day, 71-year-old Haggard had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and on the 3rd of this month in Bakersfield, California Rumsfeld at a hospital surgery is currently recuperating at home. 


     Reuters quoted a statement Haggard said: "I feel good ... ... to improve. If it is not my wife (Teresa) of love and wisdom, I may not be up to today." 

     The statement said that the biopsy results showed that Haggard with non-small cell lung cancer, doctors removed the right lung upper lobe Haggard. Examinations showed that all illness has been removed. 



     According to American Lung Association said that the lung cancer the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer, with relatively less common compared to small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer spread to different parts of the body more slowly, and easier surgical resection and chemical therapy. 



     The association said that the lung cancer patients are men and women of the United States number one killer. Patients with lung cancer 5-year survival rate of 16%. 


     Haggard 60s are the 20th century the most important people of country music, country music are the United States and the representative of an evergreen tree, obtained by the size of country music awards numerous, with dozens of the first singles champion. His creative blend of folk songs, jazz, pop and blues music and many other characteristics.

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