(CNN) — Country music superstar Toby Keith has announced he has been battling stomach cancer since late last year but has received treatment and plans to return to the stage soon. In a statement posted on his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts Sunday, Keith said he was diagnosed with cancer last fall. -T”According to his official website, Keith is due to play the Ribfest in Illinois on June 17. He has 32 #1 singles,” the National Endowment for the Arts said in a January 2021 release. Keith has performed hundreds of shows for US service members abroad, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as at events for Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

Source: CNN June 12, 2022 20:51 UTC