Singer Aretha Franklin Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer

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A moaning news today engulfed the world of music! Famed singer Aretha Franklin is reported to be battling with incurable cancer. She has canceled all public appearances due to her illness.

According to the singer’s spokesperson, Franklin underwent surgery in Detroit and it was “highly successful”.

The 68-year-old singer’s condition has been the subject of concern for her fans since she announced she was clearing her calendar “at the insistence” of doctors.

But following her last week’s surgery the singer said, “God is still in control”.

Earlier this summer, Franklin suffered a serious fall in which she broke two ribs, and she also had a brief stay in hospital in early November.

One of her family members talked about the present health condition of the singer to the Detroit News and the city’s Fox 2 News. She is doing “OK”, her relative said.

Pancreatic cancer is said to be among the most serious forms of cancer. As peer reports, those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have about a 6% chance of living five years.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs and US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among the survivors of the disease.