Big mouthed Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler had admitted in an interview with Access Hollywood that he has had Hepatitis C for "a long time".
The 58 year old singer was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, but had the disease for years before that."I`ve been pretty quiet about this,' said Tyler, a former drug addict. 'The band took a break about three years ago. ... (My doctor) said now is the time, and it`s 11 months of chemotherapy ... so I went on that, and it about killed me."
The nature of Hepatitis C is that you can have the disease with no symptoms, sometimes for years before you are diagnosed.
The disease is curable, although treatment is often described as hellish and only has approximately a 50% success rate.
The disease in itself does not kill, but leads to a number of liver diseases, including cirrhosis and liver failure.
