Popular rock frontman Michael Sweet of Stryper has been diagnosed with cancer.

The 62-year-old singer shared the news on Tuesday on his Facebook page.

“A lot of you have been asking about my health and well-being so I wanted to give you an update,” Sweet wrote. “First, thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. It always means the world and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to think of me. I spoke to my endocrinologist and unfortunately the biopsy that was performed on 11/17 (a nodule in my right thyroid) came back positive. Malignant.”

Sweet said he is scheduled for a CT and an ultrasound on Dec. 15 and will meet with his doctor and surgeon on Dec. 22 “to figure out a plan moving forward.”

“We start recording the new Stryper album on 12/28 and that will remain o

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