Satyricon bassist Anders Odden battling colon cancer

Anders Odden, co-founder of Norwegian death metal band Cadaver and bass player for Satyricon, has revealed that he will be undergoing surgery for colon cancer next week. Odden got the diagnosis in early October and has since received chemotherapy. Surgery is scheduled for January 6 and Odden said, "doctors have told me that everything will go as planned and that I will get rid of this cancer." Odden added, "it's a tough journey, but I am ready. Have a happy new year and I will see you when I am through."

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I wanted to wait to tell you all about my condition until my surgery was done, but then I got this video clip. On my musical hero Lemmy's, death date (28.12.2015) my friend Hank Von Hell is in Sweden raising money for the cancer cause with Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee. Getting this video was very touching and made me wanna share it with you to raise money for cancer research. I was diagnosed with colon cancer the 3rd of October 2019. Since then I have done chemotherapy to shrink the tumor down so I can undergo surgery. The surgery date is set to the 6th of January 2020. The doctors have told me that everything will go as planed and that I will get rid of this cancer. It's a tough journey, but I am ready. Have a happy new year and I will see you when I am through. #cancer #coloncancer #cancerresearch #mikkeydee #hankvonhell #motorhead #riplemmykilmister #??????

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