Tom Hamilton, bassist for aging rock band Aerosmith, has been diagnosed with throat cancer.

Reuters reports that the 54-year-old has just wrapped up seven weeks of radiation treatment, and is expected to rejoin the band’s tour by mid-October.

For the time being, David Hull will fill in for Hamilton on Aerosmith’s upcoming fall tour with Motley Crue. Hull has previously played with the band’s guitarist Joe Perry in the ’70s.

It’s not the first medical issue to hit Aerosmith this year. In the spring, front-man Steven Tyler underwent experimental yet successful surgery to repair a broken blood vessel on his right vocal cord.






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