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*“Real Chance of Love” star Ahmad “Real” Givens has been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, TMZ reports. The reality star first became ill in January with what he believed to be the flu. Doctors initially thought the issue was with his liver, but last week confirmed it was colon cancer, which has now spread [...]
*Soul legend Bobby Womack is battling the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a repot in Britain’s The Sun newspaper. The 68-year-old singer/songwriter has been struggling to remember names and song titles in recent months and doctors informed him he is showing the first symptoms of the degenerative condition. “The doctor says there are [...]
Ebony magazine is a world-class magazine that can lend its success to those that have directed the vision of one of America’s favorite magazines. The managing editor for Ebony magazine, Terry Glover, died on Christmas Eve in her Chicago home after a battle with colon cancer, according to Yahoo! News. She was suffering from the [...]
*The legendary Bobby Womack has announced plans for a world tour following his battle with cancer. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The 68-year-old singer/songwriter was diagnosed with colon cancer in March, but his rep confirmed last month he has gotten the all-clear from his doctors after undergoing surgery. Womack insists he still has “a long [...]
*Soul icon Bobby Womack has been released from a New York hospital following a successful recovery from pneumonia, reports the Associated Press. During his stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He is scheduled to undergo surgery at a later date, according to the AP. In a statement through his New York [...]
*Legendary R&B singer Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer, according to his good friend, bassist Bootsy Collins. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) Womack was reportedly hospitalized with pneumonia over the weekend when he was diagnosed with the condition. Bootsy originally tweeted Sunday: ”Funkateers, [...]
*Gospel star Marvin Sapp recently spoke with the Associated Press to discuss how the rug was pulled out from under him seven months ago with the death of his wife. “Every day is a new day,” Sapp said in a phone interview. “There are days when I get up and I cry, thinking of her. [...]
*Los Angeles, CA – The American Cancer Society encourages African Americans 50 and older to make getting tested for colon cancer a priority. Approximately 2,000 African American men and women in California are expected to be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2011. Colorectal cancer (commonly referred to as colon cancer) can actually be prevented through [...]
*The entire gospel industry is mourning with one of their own, Pastor Marvin Sapp whose beloved wife and manager MaLinda passed away of Colon Cancer a week ago. Today in Gospel Music Heritage Month, we celebrate the life and contributions to the gospel music industry of First Lady MaLinda Sapp. As the executive [...]
*By now you’ve heard that Malinda Sapp, wife of gospel singer Marvin Sapp, has died. Here’s the official press release: The staff of Verity Records regretfully confirms that MaLinda Sapp, wife of Marvin Sapp passed away on September 9th after battling cancer. In addition to being a dedicated wife, mother and co-laborer with Marvin [...]
*On Thursday Dr. Malinda Sapp, wife of acclaimed gospel singer Marvin Sapp, passed away after colon cancer, which specialists said was resolved, resurfaced. She was her husband’s close friend and manager and served with him in ministry at the Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Marvin Sapp is the senior [...]
*Ok not exactly. It’s the toilet posture that can really mess with your health. A new report from Time Magazine says sitting on the toilet isn’t our true nature. We were meant to squat. Toilets are relatively new, the article says, and it might be unhealthy. They say the squat position wards off certain diseases [...]
*The hip hop world has lost another respected artist to cancer. DJ Hideo, who worked with several radio stations and opened for such West coast acts as Xzibit and Coolio , died of colon cancer on Saturday (April 24) at Mission Hospital in Orange County, California. He was 42. Hideo launched a Web site shortly [...]
*About 4,000 thousand people paid their respects to R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass at a memorial service Saturday in Philadelphia. A 200-member gospel choir sang at the service. Also, Melba Moore, Tyrese and others including Musiq Soulchild, Bunny Sigler, Gerald Alston and Lyfe Jennings, performed. “He was the first to show it’s good to be sexy [...]
*On Wednesday, Teddy Pendergrass, considered by many as the ultimate male soul singer died in Philadelphia at the age of 59. The singer’s son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father passed away at a hospital in suburban Philadelphia. The singer underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had “a difficult recovery,” his son said. [...]
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