AEROSMITH Bassist Says He Hasn't Undergone Any 'Radical Surgery' Since 2009

August 9, 2011

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton says that he hasn't undergone any new surgery this year despite a report from a Texas TV station which may have suggested otherwise.

KSAT-TV, the local ABC affiliate television station in the greater San Antonio area, reported on Friday (August 5) that Hamilton was treated using a radical medical procedure after his tongue-base cancer came back and extended into his voice box.

Writing on his Twitter profile earlier today (Tuesday, August 9),the bassist said, "I did not undergo any surgery... this year. All this news is about 2009. Thanks for the wishes though!"

Hamilton sat out a number of AEROSMITH shows in 2009 due to what a press release at the time described as "non-invasive surgery." Band pal and JOE PERRY PROJECT musician David Hull filled in for Hamilton while he recuperated.

The bassist was first diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2006 and said he was cancer-free later that year after undergoing treatment.

AEROSMITH is scheduled to kick off a South American tour in Lima, Peru on October 22 before heading to Japan for an eight-date tour in late November.

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