Saxon's Biff Byford Cancer News

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has revealed that he recently underwent an operation to remove "a small tumor" from his "prostate gland". He will now be treated with chemotherapy for "a short period", resulting in the cancelation of a couple of shows and the postponement of several others.

Earlier today (Friday, August 15),Byford released a video message via the SAXON official social media in which he said: "Hi, it's Biff here from SAXON. I wanna keep you up to date on what's happening with my health and why we've had to cancel some shows.

"So, yeah, I got sick and, obviously, as you know, I had a heart problem. So this time it wasn't my heart. I went for an MRI scan on my prostate gland before I went to America a few months ago, which was okay, but they found a shadow, a tumor, a small tumor, which they didn't know was there. So, that's why I had to have an operation done really quickly on the 8th of July.

"We never like canceling shows or postponing shows — it's absolutely rubbish — so I'm over the operation now," he continued. "It's been five weeks since I had the operation. It was a small tumor. Unfortunately, I have to have a short period of chemotherapy, what they call a mop-up, just in case there was something there that they didn't miss. The operation was successful, they got all the cancer out, but they just need to make sure there's none floating around in my bloodstream.

"So we're gonna have to cancel the show on the 22nd of August and the 29th and also we're gonna postpone the Spanish shows and the French shows. They're gonna go into May and April of next year. The shows in November in the U.K. and Ireland are gonna be going ahead. That's gonna be great. I should be over it by then. So everything will be going well for then.

"So, yeah, sorry, because we hate canceling shows, but I wanna let you know what's happening, 'cause a lot of people speculated it was my heart and things," Biff added. "So they just found this small tumor and they took it out straight away. So, yeah, the prognosis — I think that's the right word — is good. My cure is progressing. I'm feeling okay at the moment.

"So, yeah, I'm writing the [next SAXON] album, finishing the album, arranging, writing lyrics and doing melodies. That's the upside of having some free time. Obviously I've lost quite a bit of weight, which is also a plus.

"So we're gonna see you all in November. And keep the faith. Have a fantastic summer, and I'll keep you in the loop on what's happening. Okay? So, yeah, come on. Peace and quiet."