Adam Yauch has updated fans with the progress of cancer.
The Beastie Boy has spoken about having surgery to combat the disease and that he is due to start radiation therapy soon.Last month, Yauch, 45, revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer of the preaortic gland and lymph node.
The band consequently postponed all promotional and live commitments in order for the rapper to receive treatment.
In an email that fans have subscribed to through the band's website, he said he had refused all painkillers during his treatment so far.
He said: "I'm about a week and a half out of surgery now and rapidly recovering from it.
"I haven't taken any of the pain meds, which supposedly speeds along the healing process, or should I say, taking them slows it down.
"I'm pretty well detoxed from the anaesthesia that they pumped me up with to keep me under for all that time. That took several days to get out of my system.
"My neck and jaw are still pretty stiff from the surgery, but it gets better everyday. Had the stitches out this past Monday so things are moving along."
He then went on to explain that radiation would be his next form of treatment.
He added: "No sooner am I on the mend from this first torture than are they lining up the next one. The next line of treatment will be radiation. That involves blasting you with some kind of beam for a few minutes a day, five days a week, for about seven weeks. That will start in a few weeks."
And he thanked his musician friends - including Jay-Z, Coldplay and Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's Karen O - for their live tributes.
He said: "Saw the Jay-Z cover of 'No Sleep,', and the Coldplay one of ',Fight For Your Right,' from APW. Good s**t. And I heard Karen O wore a 'Get well MCA' armband, and that Q-Tip gave a shout out too... very kind of them.
"Just wanted to thank them and everyone else who sent positive thoughts my way. I do think that all of the well wishes have contributed to the fact that my treatment and recovery are going well."
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