Fedez confirms cancer diagnosis

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - Italian rapper Fedez on Thursday confirmed that the operation he had at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on Tuesday was to remove a tumour.
    The 32-year-old, one of Italy's most popular musicians, announced last week that he was seriously ill, but did not say what the pathology was.
    "Last week I discovered that I had a rare neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas," Fedez said in an Instagram post with a photo of him in a hospital gown making the victory sign with his fingers.
    "One of those that, if you don't get it in time, it is not a nice flat-mate to have inside your body.
    "(That is the) reason why I had to have a surgical operation that lasted six hours to take away part of the pancreas (tumour included). "I'm well, two days after the operation, and I can't wait to return home to my children.
    "It'll take a while".
    Fedez's wife, influencer, businesswoman, fashion designer, and model Chiara Ferragni, also updated her followers about the situation via Instagram.
    "This pic was taken on Monday afternoon at the hospital, the day before his pancreas delicate surgery," she said in English in a post with a photo of the couple together in a hospital bed..
    "We were scared for everything: his diagnosis, his surgery, his recovery, our life and the future of our family.
    "The surgery on Tuesday went well, and he's now recovering and hopefully this will only be a bad memory that taught us, once again, the importance of enjoying life to the fullest, everyday ���� "Thanks to all the people who made us feel their love, reached out and said a prayer for us, it gave us a lot of strength".
    (ANSA).