Rock music fans are sending prayers to Michael Sweet, the frontman for the popular rock group Stryper, after he announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

The 62-year-old singer shared the news Tuesday on social media.

“A lot of you have been asking about my health and well-being so I wanted to give you an update,” Sweet wrote on Facebook. “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 movi

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