Eddie Money revealed in August he had stage 4 esophageal cancer

Singer Eddie Money went to visit a doctor last fall and learned he had stage 4 esophageal cancer.

"I thought I was going in for a checkup and (the doctor) told me I have cancer," Money told Rolling Stone in August. "We found out that I had cancer and that it was stage 4 and that it was in my liver and my lymph nodes and a little bit in my stomach. ... It hit me really, really hard."

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Posted by Eddie Money on Saturday, August 24, 2019

Money had previously canceled a summer tour with Rick Springfield in July after developing pneumonia after undergoing heart valve surgery. He also pushed back the release of his album "Brand New Day."

Hey everyone - the Money family wanted to give a quick update. Eddie is recovering and doing well, but has decided to postpone all tour dates and the album release. While it was a very hard decision to make,
— Eddie Money (@ImEddieMoney) July 11, 2019

Money got the diagnosis while filming the second season of "Real Money," a reality show centered around his family. The episode aired Thursday.

"What I don't want to do is I don't want to keep the fact that I have cancer from everybody," Money told Rolling Stone. "It's not honest. I want to be honest with everybody. I want people to know that cancer (treatment) has come a long way and not everybody dies from cancer like they did in the Fifties and Sixties. Am I going to live a long time? Who knows? It's in God's hands."

Money died Friday at 70, his family said.

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