Mark Kendall, the guitarist and co-founder of the American Hard Rock band Great White revealed he is battling stage four kidney cancer. The 68 year-old musician revealed his health condition in a Hard Rock on his social media.
He said his treatment is going well and, although there is no cure, it can be manageable. He noted that people he knows from his support group were diagnosed with the same type of cancer as long as 20 years ago, which encourages him to continue the treatment and maintain a positive outlook.
Great White’s Mark Kendall talks about his cancer treatment
“Hello Friends! Just wanted everyone to know I was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer a few months ago. I wanted to wait to go public until I knew a little more about it.
“Just to give you an update the tumor has shrunk from 13 centimeters to 8, so I’m going in the right direction with my first scan.
“There isn’t a cure for cancer but what I have is manageable. I have the best doctors in the world and one of them invented immunotherapy which is the treatment I’m on. I only had to do 3 radiation treatments which is a good thing! To be clear, I don’t need any financial help but I’ll take prayers & encouragement!
“I’m gonna fight this thing and be okay. People in my support group were diagnosed with my exact issue up to 20 yrs ago, so that is encouraging! Blessings All!” Mark Kendall said.
Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977, Great White sold an estimated amount of more than 8 million records worldwide. Some of their most famous songs are “Rock Me” and “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”, which received considerable airplay on radio and MTV in the 1980s. During their career the band released 13 studio albums, the most recent one being Full Circle in 2017.