According to the National Cancer Institute, the five-year survival rate for stomach cancer is only 35%. Despite these odds, country singer Toby Keith maintained an optimistic outlook after his 2021 diagnosis. The singer-songwriter continued to appear at awards shows and philanthropic events immediately after making his diagnosis diagnosis public in 2022, telling The Oklahoman in June of the following year that he felt like he was on the up and up. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Keith confirmed. “I’m about another eight weeks from my last scan. So, I expect next time I look for that tumor to be even less — and I’ve only got one that’s shown up.”
By September 2023, the musician’s tumor had shrunk to a third of what it was when doctors first discovered it. While speaking to E! News, Keith explained how the process was “a little bit of a roller coaster. You get good days and, you know, you’re up and down, up and down. It’s always zero to 60 and 60 to zero, but I feel good today.”
Keith’s family referenced his steadfastly positive attitude in their announcement of the country superstar’s passing on his website, writing that the singer-songwriter had fought against his stomach cancer with “grace and courage.” The announcement also confirmed that Keith had passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family.
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