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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gord-downie-cancer-1.3596839

Gord Downie, the lead singer and lyricist of the iconic Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, announced this morning he has terminal brain cancer, but still plans to join his bandmates of more than 30 years for a summer tour.



The band posted the news of Downie's illness on its website this morning and their band manager will release more details at a press conference at Sunnybrook Hospital at 11 a.m.



Downie was diagnosed with the disease in December, the statement says.



"Since then, obviously, he's endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we've been standing by him."



Downie, 52, and Laura Leigh Usher have four children.



Despite the diagnosis, The Hip announced it will "dig deep" and hit the road together this summer. The details of that tour should be released later this week, according to the band.



"This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us," group members said in their statement. "What we in The Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection; with each other; with music and it's magic; and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans."



'I love this country'



The Tragically Hip's frontman has long established himself as one of the country's greatest songwriters, his lyrics giving a voice to Canada's land, its history and, at times, its official winter sport.



"You write about what you know," he told CBC's Wendy Mesley in 2012. "And I love this country. I love my idea of this country.



"Where I go and the people I've met, underlying everything is that commitment to finding the common good."



His music has given him a chance to bear witness to that, travelling from St. John's to Attawapiskat First Nation to Vancouver since the Tragically Hip began playing the Kingston, Ont., bar scene in 1983.



Downie and The Hip — now also including Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Rob Baker and Paul Langlois — swiftly ascended from playing cover songs for Queen's University students, following a gig at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern three years later.



That led to a record deal with MCA and the release of the self-titled 1987 EP, says the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, to which the group was inducted in 2005.



Downie's evocative lyrics didn't break out into the mainstream, however, until Up to Here, the group's first full-length album, was released in August 1989.

Quote from: "Shen Li"I have heard of the band, but I cannot think of a single song by them.

Quote from: "Fashionista"This is the song I think of when I think of the Hip.

Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

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Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

Is the rate of brain cancer spiking JOE?

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Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

Is the rate of brain cancer spiking JOE?

Here's a link from the University of Berkely in California which suggest that there is a causal relationship between heavy cellphone use and various brain cancers:



 http://www.saferemr.com/2015/05/brain-tumor-rates-are-rising-in-us-role.html?m=1



I'm not saying that Downies cancer was caused electromagnetic radiation emitted by cellphones, but am merely speculating on the possibility.  Other notable figures in recent years who died of brain cancer in recent years include Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden Jr.

Quote from: "JOE"...some sources say yes, but others say no.



This link says the risk of brain cancer has increased by 290% in places like Sweden.



 http://naturalsociety.com/290-increased-risk-of-brain-tumor-10-years-cellphone-use/



Other nations such as France and Denmark have also witnessed increasing rates since cellphone use has exploded.



Brain tumors in children are also increasing.



Advisories state that users should not hold the phones to close to their head or ears because of chemicals from the phones which have the potential to pass on through the ear into the brain.



Given that Downie was working in the music recording industry, this may have increased his exposure to cancer, and the apparatus he used may have contributed to that. Again this is only speculation, but one wonders with the spate of fatalities due to brain cancers and tumors, if there is a link between electromagnetic radiation and the disease. Downie isn't the only celebrity who's been diagnosed with brain cancer.



I never used to hear about many people dying of brain cancer several years ago. But its incidence does seem to be increasing

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Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

Is the rate of brain cancer spiking JOE?

Here's a link from the University of Berkely in California which suggest that there is a causal relationship between heavy cellphone use and various brain cancers:



 http://www.saferemr.com/2015/05/brain-tumor-rates-are-rising-in-us-role.html?m=1



I'm not saying that Downies cancer was caused electromagnetic radiation emitted by cellphones, but am merely speculating on the possibility.  Other notable figures in recent years who died of brain cancer in recent years include Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden Jr.

I am not surprised a link has been found..



But, are brain cancers spiking?

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Quote from: "JOE"By any chance, are all these brain cancers/tumors being caused by cellphones and other electronic devices we use?



such as bluetooth ear devices, etc.?



Seems Downie isn't the only celeberity affected by this.

Is the rate of brain cancer spiking JOE?

Here's a link from the University of Berkely in California which suggest that there is a causal relationship between heavy cellphone use and various brain cancers:



 http://www.saferemr.com/2015/05/brain-tumor-rates-are-rising-in-us-role.html?m=1



I'm not saying that Downies cancer was caused electromagnetic radiation emitted by cellphones, but am merely speculating on the possibility.  Other notable figures in recent years who died of brain cancer in recent years include Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden Jr.

I am not surprised a link has been found..



But, are brain cancers spiking?

My Dad had one of those big bulky cell phones, he had it for work back in the 80's. The exact same spot where he held it to his head is where his cancerous tumor grew.  He also had prostate caner, which he beat years before. He always had a big bottle of Coca Cola in the fridge. Coke is the worst soft drink you can possibly drink I think. I read somewhere that it influences cancer cells to grow.