Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Hopeful He Has Beaten Cancer

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Adam Yauch is feeling " healthy, strong and hopeful " that he has beaten cancer,

the Beastie Boys member shared in a message to fans this week.

 

 

 

Yauch sent an email update to the Beastie Boys' official fan list after

returning from a visit to Tibetan doctors in Dharamsala, India, where he

traveled shortly after undergoing surgery in late July to remove a cancerous

tumor from his left parotid gland.

 

 

 

" I'm taking Tibetan medicine and at the recommendation of the Tibetan doctors

I've been eating a vegan/organic diet, " says Yauch in the message, adding that

his new health regimen " surprisingly enough was harder to do in India than it is

now that I'm back home. "

 

 

 

" I'm feeling healthy, strong and hopeful that I've beaten this thing, but of

course time will tell, " says Yauch.

 

 

 

The Beastie Boys' new studio album, " Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, " was put on

hold when Yauch first announced that he had cancer on July 20 via YouTube. The

group subsequently canceled all scheduled live performances, including festival

dates at All Points West, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Osheaga and Austin City

Limits.

 

 

 

A new release date for " Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 " is still to be determined.