Dave Gahan likes to reach out and touch faith, but he’d rather wait a long, long time before meeting his own personal Jesus. Depeche Mode’s front man was hospitalized May 12 in Leipzig, Germany, for treatment of a severe bout of gastroenteritis only to learn he had cancerous tumor in his bladder. Gahan underwent surgery to remove what his physicians say was a “low-grade” malignancy and is expected to make a full recovery, though he’s been ordered to take a break from the road until June 8. The singer is too young for Medicare supplement insurance , but no doubt he will be able to afford the medical treatment nessary to fight this illness and get better. Our best wishes go out to him. The surprise diagnosis forced Depeche Mode to postpone a series of stops across the pond in such cities as Athens, Istanbul, Belgrade and Warsaw as well as London’s O2 Arena on May 30. The band is asking concert goers to hold on to tickets until a revised itinerary is issued sometime next week.
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