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Philip Chevron of The Pogues. ThePogues.com

The Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron: 'This time the cancer is lethal'

The position of his cancer means that treatment is seriously ill-advised and would almost certainly “cause a stroke or worse”.

THE POGUES AND Radiators from Space guitarist, Philip Chevron, has revealed that he has terminal cancer.

In 2007, he was treated for head and neck cancer and was given a clean bill of health in April 2012. However, the cancer has returned.

In a statement on The Pogues website, Chevron said that in August last year his doctors found a new tumour. The position of it means that treatment is seriously ill-advised and would almost certainly “cause a stroke or worse”. It will prove fatal in time, though at present it is impossible to measure Chevron’s life expectancy.

Chevron, born Philip Ryan, was last year part of both the The Pogues and the Radiators releases, but is currently taking a break from both bands.

In the statement, Philip thanked his friends, colleagues, family and management team for their enduring support and hopes to make some notable musical contributions before, as he puts it, the cancer becomes “lethal”.

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    May 17th 2013, 1:18 PM

    So sad to hear this, his song “Thousands are Sailing” is perhaps the greatest emigration song ever written!

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    May 17th 2013, 1:26 PM

    So sorry to hear this about a truly gifted and dedicated musician…remember him years ago in The Radiators from Space who were probably Ireland’s first and finest punk band…hope all works out for him and he has many more years to come

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    May 17th 2013, 1:58 PM

    Heartbroken when i heard this news yesterday. And to think of the amount of the spilt milk many will wake up to today and tomorrow to cry about.
    Keep going as long as you can, Phil and I’ll forever sing ‘The ballad of the faithful departed’
    Remarkably dressed all through the years.
    Sláinte. X

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    May 17th 2013, 4:44 PM

    To all you red thumbers : how in the name of God can you red thumb any persons comments towards another human being that has CANCER
    Ye are the SICK SOCIETY. DON’T FORGET THAT WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

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    May 17th 2013, 2:20 PM

    I’m very, very sad to hear this. Philip is one of the unsung heroes of Irish music and a wonderfully talented composer.

    “Faithful Departed” and “Under Clery’s Clock” are two of the greatest Irish songs ever written – look them up on youtube if you don’t believe me.

    I hope he is being looked after by people who love him, and that he will be around for a long, long time to come.

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    May 17th 2013, 2:27 PM

    Very sad news but hopefully Phil will soldier on for a good while yet. Keep fighting, man!

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    May 17th 2013, 4:32 PM

    Worst news ever for any person. Is it just me or does it seem cancer is getting more prevalent.

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    May 17th 2013, 4:59 PM

    Yep ! stay away fro preservatives and processed foods

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    May 17th 2013, 3:08 PM

    Sorry to hear this keep up the fight

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    May 17th 2013, 11:06 PM

    sad

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    May 17th 2013, 8:42 PM

    It has now gotton to the stage if you dont get some form of cancer you are the odd one out it is so prevailent an all strands of society, as someone has said the chemical pestisides that have killed huge numbers of the bee population all across Europe and America have gotten in to the human food chain and are causing havoc, with so many cancers and deseases now the norm.

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    May 17th 2013, 4:59 PM

    ‘From’

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    May 18th 2013, 9:25 PM

    Very sad

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    May 18th 2013, 10:43 AM

    Please god he’ll pull through.

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