Composer Sakamoto has cancer, cancels engagements (and REFUSES radiation therapy)
japantimes.co.jp/news / 2014/07/10
Globally acclaimed composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto said Thursday he is suffering from cancer and is canceling all professional commitments to focus on treatment.
In a written statement, the New York-based Sakamoto, 62, said he had noticed an unusual feeling in his throat in early June and was diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer...
...Sakamoto is a noted anti-nuclear campaigner and reports say he is refusing radiation therapy...
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