Toby Keith

Toby Keithwon the Entertainer of the Year award during the 2003 and 2004 Academy of Country Music Awards shows. Here, he performs at the CMT Flameworthy ...

Toby Keith revealed the news on Sunday, saying he received the diagnosis in the fall.

In 2006, he launched the Toby Keith Foundation, which provides help to kids with cancer, according to its website. "I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery," he wrote. He said he looks "forward to spending this time" with his family and hopes to see his fans "sooner than later," adding, "I can't wait."

The country singer announced on social media Sunday that he has been battling stomach cancer for much of the past year.

I can’t wait." I am looking forward to spending this time with my family. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.

Toby Keith has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The 60-year-old country singer - who has three children with wife Tricia Lucus - revealed to fans on ...

The multi-platinum-selling singer said on Twitter that he underwent surgery and received chemotherapy and radiation in the past six months. "So far, so good," ...

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Country music star Toby Keith said that things are 'so far, so good,' with his cancer diagnosis and he is planning to return to the stage soon.

But I will see the fans sooner than later. “I need time to breathe, recover and relax.” Keith wrote in a statement that was posted to his Twitter and Instagram accounts that he has known about his cancer diagnosis since late last fall and has been undergoing treatment for the last six months.

Toby Keith has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The 60-year-old country singer - who has three children with wife Tricia Lucus - revealed to fans on ...

Toby Keith has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The 60-year-old country singer - who has three children with wife Tricia Lucus - revealed to fans on ...

Tickets purchased from Ticketmaster for his #ohiostatefair show on July 28, which has been cancelled, will be automatically refunded. I am looking forward to spending this time with my family. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.

Country music star Toby Keith announced on social media he's been diagnosed with stomach cancer and said he's been undergoing treatment.

“There is no greater gift than keeping families strong and together during a difficult time,” the foundation’s website reads. Eight years later, Keith’s foundation opened “a cost-free, convenient and comfortable home for pediatric cancer patients receiving treatment,” according to its website. I need time to breathe, recover and relax,” he told fans in a statement posted to his Instagram and Twitter Sunday.

Country music superstar Toby Keith has announced he has been battling stomach cancer since late last year but has received treatment and plans to return to ...

"Toby Keith is a singer, songwriter, musician, and humanitarian who has completed 11 USO Tours to date. I need time to breathe, recover and relax," the statement says. "I am looking forward to spending time with my family.

Toby Keith has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The 60-year-old country singer - who has three children with wife Tricia Lucus - revealed to fans on ...

"The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I spent many a night trying to convince him of how loved he really was (or maybe it was the other way around - him trying to convince me how loved he was). But that was just Bob bluster. "I love her so much. "I just wish he knew how much the world loved him when he was here. During the recording of the show, John said: "I’m going to read my last text from Bob. It said, 'I love you so much. Though it's been hard for me to look at the tributes, stories, magazine covers, millions of social media posts, I feel everyone out there is getting it right, saying the perfect thing, remembering Bob in these remarkable ways. Then be able pass it on to my children." I feel like the world owns me." She said: "I think I had this imposter syndrome in my head saying, 'No, you don't do that. "I don't see it being bigger in terms of scale. The victims are now in their 30s and 40s. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.

Country singer Toby Keith revealed Sunday on Instagram that he has battled stomach cancer for much of the past year, undergoing chemo and radiation.

His most recent album, "Peso in My Pocket," spawned the top 25 country single "Old School." Since his diagnosis, Keith has remained in the public eye. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.

Country music superstar Toby Keith has announced he has been battling stomach cancer since late last year but has received treatment and plans to return to ...

"Toby Keith is a singer, songwriter, musician, and humanitarian who has completed 11 USO Tours to date. I need time to breathe, recover and relax," the statement says. "I am looking forward to spending time with my family.

Country superstar Toby Keith took to social media on Sunday to tell fans he is being treated for stomach cancer.

I need time to breathe, recover and relax.” I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery,” he said in a statement to fans. However, he assured fans that he will see them “sooner than later.”

"I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery," the "I Love This Bar" singer shared on Instagram Sunday after announcing his stomach ...

"Next thing I know, my time would be up, and I'd have been constantly working, grinding gears in my head about the songs. In 2006 he founded the Toby Keith Foundation to provide support for children with cancer. "But I will see the fans sooner than later.

“Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” he wrote on Instagram. “I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I ...

I am looking forward to spending this time with my family. I need time to breathe, recover and relax. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” he wrote on Instagram. “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery.

Toby Keith says he has cancer, but the good news is that he's taking steps to mitigate its effects ... including every possible treatment in the book.

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Country musician Toby Keith has undergone chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery since getting diagnosed with stomach cancer last fall.

He’s also slated to perform at the Coachella Crossroads in Coachella, Calif., on Nov. 12. I need time to breathe, recover and relax. I am looking forward to spending this time with my family.

"I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery," he said. ... Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. Country music star Toby Keith announced on social media that he has stomach cancer.

In 2006, he launched the Toby Keith Foundation, which provides help to kids with cancer, according to its website. "I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery," he wrote. He said he looks "forward to spending this time" with his family and hopes to see his fans "sooner than later," adding, "I can't wait."