Brown cancels shows 'til autumn

Roy Chubby Brown has revealed that he has cancer.

The comic has admitted that the throat problems that caused him to cancel a number of gigs are cancer of the vocal chords.

Only last month he vehemently denies he had cancer, but this week said: "Until I knew all the facts I didn't want it to be public knowledge."

Writing on his official website, he said: "The good news is it is not life threatening and is treatable. The doctors expect me to make a full recovery by August this year.

"However the treatment they are using is to cut the cancer out and this will mean that I will have to wait until at the latest November before my throat is able to stand up to the rigours of a full tour."

"I am expecting the cancer to be cut away in about two weeks time and we hopefully will have an even clearer picture then. Please don't worry though as I am expecting to come back to work as soon as I have been given the nod by the surgeons."

Published: 24 Apr 2002