PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feedhttp://www.prweb.comPRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releasesenxml@emediawire.comxml@emediawire.comSat, 12 Mar 2011 21:29:32 GMT30Former Monkee Peter Tork Not Allowing Treatment for Rare Cancer To Cancel Summer Tour Planshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2458674.htmTue, 26 May 2009 07:01:00 GMT Former Monkee and 1960s pop idol, actor and writer Peter Tork announced in March 2009 he had Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and was operated on at NY's famed Sloan-Kettering hospital to remove a cancerous tumor. He will soon begin both radiation treatments and a summer tour. His rock-blues outfit, Shoe Suede Blues, will perform starting May 29th in Storrs, CT. Tork also recently announced the formation of the Peter Tork Hope On Project, selling wristbands emblazoned with the words HOPE ON to raise awareness and support for people suffering from rare cancers and donating a large portion of profits to rare cancer research and charities.

(PRWeb May 26, 2009)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2458674.htm1960's Pop Idol from The Monkees, Peter Tork, Announces He Has Cancerhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2204044.htmThu, 05 Mar 2009 20:39:15 GMT Former teen idol from The Monkees, folk and blues musician, actor and advice columnist Peter Tork announced Tuesday, March 3, 2009,that he has a rare form of head and neck cancer and is undergoing treatment in NYC before summer appearances with his blues-rock band, Shoe Suede Blues.

(PRWeb March 05, 2009)

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