Sharon Jones was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013, but the soul/funk singer beat the disease through invasive surgery and grueling chemotherapy, uniting with her band, the Dap-Kings, to record a new album — 2014's Give the People What They Want — and star in a documentary about her ordeal (Barbara Kopple's Miss Sharon Jones!). But during that doc's September 11th premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jones announced that her cancer has returned. "I start chemo on Wednesday. But I'm gonna keep fighting. We got a long way to go," she said from the stage, Indiewire reports.
Read more of Ryan Reed's article @ Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sharon-jones-reveals-cancer-return-promises-to-keep-fighting-20150914#ixzz3ljsNqomj
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