The soul singer Sharon Jones has been diagnosed with cancer and has postponed a tour and the release of her next album, she announced on her band’s Web site. The singer said she has stage 1 bile duct cancer, which has yet to spread, and will have surgery immediately to remove the tumor.
“It is expected that the immediate proposed surgical solution will lead to a full recovery, but because of its invasive and complex nature, will necessitate a rather lengthy convalescence,†said the announcement, posted on Monday. The group has canceled all its summer dates and pushed back indefinitely the release of its sixth album, “Give the People What They Want,†which was to have come out on Aug. 6.
“Over the last few weeks I haven’t felt good and I didn’t know what was going on,†Ms. Jones, 57, said in a statement on the site, adding she had canceled shows earlier this year to undergo tests. “Luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it’s operable and curable,†she wrote.
