Singer Andy Williams says he has bladder cancer

KFVS-TV / The Associated Press ^ | November 6, 2011

[2ndDivisionVet]

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) - Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his Christmas show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer.

The Tri-Lakes News reports the 83-year-old Williams appeared early in the show at the Moon River Theatre and vowed to return next year to celebrate his 75th year in show business (http://bit.ly/uaedcs).

"I do have cancer of the bladder," Williams said. "But that is no longer a death sentence. People with cancer are getting through this thing....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sad to hear.

[Lancey Howard]

Andy Williams is great. Truly a great singer.
Here’s a gift for the posters on this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyPhQkZNLw&feature=PlayList&p=2201A80138B1BEB6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=36

[Lib-Lickers 2]

oh man I grew up with this man making my Christmas seasons (for decades) meaningful...best wishes to a great American.. beat it Andy

[goat granny]

Yes, sad but if the cancer has not spread to other area’s, it is curable with the removal of the bladder..simular to a colostomy bag is used...or at least that was the process years ago when I was working in the hospital...may have better proceedures now.

[2ndDivisionVet]

That is so Weird!! I was going to post a link to that song but forgot at the last minute! Here’s more:

Peter, Paul, Mary & Andy Williams - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVpoiChuyWI&feature=related

Andy Williams & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Girl From Ipanema
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfl15c-Kh0

[LukeL]

I would think as the bladders is a hollow organ, it could grow quite large before producing symptoms.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks!
Back at you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL8gYB04nmc

[bruinbirdman]

Joltin' Joe Frazier has late term liver cancer.

Former four term S. Dak governor and U.S. Representative, Bill Janklow has terminal brain cancer.

yitbos

[Lancey Howard]

I grew up with this man making my Christmas seasons (for decades)

Same here. Andy and Perry Como, too.
Christmas was official when Andy sang 'Oh Holy Night' on his TV show, and not a minute before.

[Pelham]

‘Perry Como’

As excellent a human being as he was a singer. His life story is very inspiring.

[goat granny]

That would depend on where the cancer started growing..if it started near the small opening where the urine exits the bladder, symptoms would show up sooner, but the cancer would also take up space that would normally be a reservoir for the urine so the person would find passing urine more frequently. I am no expert on bladder cancers but worked on an oncology unit and bladder cancers were pretty infrequent to other types of cancers on the unit. We did get a few patients that already had the surgery and had the urostomy bag. Not as traumatic for some as a colostomy.

But, procedures change and become better as time goes by and my hospital work was back in the mid 80's. (thats when I retired to become a full time goat herder)

[Vendome]

I like his spirit and if caught early enough, bladder cancer is very survivable.

[wardaddy]

Moon River....and he got to bang that crazy beauty Claudine Longet.

Good luck sir and thanks for the Christmas specials

[ScottinVA]

I`m saddened to hear this.. I grew up hearing Andy Williams` music. He`s a good man and a class act. Hang in there, Andy.

[patriot08]

Sad. One of our all-time greatest singers.
Nobody sings ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ like Andy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnRMwzpNvs

[Saundra Duffy]

God bless him.

[Las Vegas Dave]

“Until Claudine ran away with and later killed Spider Sabich..”

Andy Williams is a great singer, I recall watching some of his shows in the 60’s.
Thanks to the various freepers for posting youtube videos of Mr. Williams, it brings back fond family memories!

[Ole Okie]

I would think as the bladders is a hollow organ, it could grow quite large before producing symptoms.

Most common early symptom is blood in the urine.

[oh8eleven]

Singer Andy Williams says he has bladder cancer
And 'Smokin Joe Frazier says he has live cancer.
Two parts of the best years of my life ... going, going ...

[Ben Hecks]

I went to Andy’s show in September when Ann Margret was appearing with him. I hadn’t seen Ann Margret since Long Binh, Vietnam, in 1969 when she toured with the Bob Hope Christmas show. She will always have a special place in my memories.