Former ENTOMBED and current ENTOMBED A.D. singer Lars-Göran Petrov has opened up about his cancer diagnosis. The Swedish musician is apparently battling cancer of the bile duct (also called cholangiocarcinoma), which is extremely rare. In most patients, the tumor cannot be completely removed by surgery and is incurable. Palliative measures such as resection, radiation therapy or stenting procedures may maintain adequate biliary drainage and allow for improved quality of life. Asked by Metal Hammer how he found out about his cancer, Petrov said: "A couple of months ago. I felt a lump in my solar plexus. And I was, like, 'Okay, I'll ignore it.' But then it started to hurt, so I went to the doctor, and they X-rayed it quickly and said, 'You have to go to the specialist.' That was weird. You can't imagine what it feels like. Your whole body goes warm. It's, like, 'Fucking hell.'" Although Petrov revealed his cancer is "incurable," he said that the doctors are "hoping" they will be able to treat it. "I will find out when I meet my doctor, who is the best doctor when it comes to this particular cancer," he explained. "Being young, the doctor said there's hopefully a way to control it so it doesn't spread, or maybe even make it smaller." Asked how tough the chemotherapy treatment has been, Petrov said: "It's very, very hard stuff. It's not water they're putting in you. You're very, very weak. You get all these pills filled with cortisones [a steroid for strength], and you can't sleep. Pills for nausea as well. But if you take a sleeping pill, then it works against it. "I didn't sleep at all last night. I waited until my local store opened at 8 a.m., then put some clothes on and slowly walked there. It's a mile but I had to sit down three times to rest. Your body gets so unimaginably weak. But like I say, I'm a positive person." According to Petrov, he has changed lifestyle since his cancer diagnosis. "The first day I found out, I quit smoking, quit drinking," he said. "I haven't done either in a couple of months. I've gone over to the other side. It feels great! I can smell cigarettes from a hundred yards: 'Oh shit, there's somebody smoking.' It makes me want to puke now." As for his diet, he said: "No. I spoke to a dietician, and they said when you've got this kind of cancer it's not good to be skinny. You should eat a lot of 'good fat' — chicken, turkey, bearnaise sauce, stuff like that. Lots of water, lime, oranges too. I was 87 kilos before. Now I'm 93. "The weird thing is, you lose the taste of food, especially after you've had treatment. When you eat, you just chew — you don't get that swallow reaction. It's really, really weird. Sometimes I'm chewing like a camel but not swallowing." ENTOMBED A.D. was formed in 2014 when Petrov and other members of ENTOMBED decided to change the band's name in order to avoid a legal battle with ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid who didn't want his former bandmates to use the ENTOMBED moniker. ENTOMBED A.D.'s latest album, "Bowels Of Earth", was released in August 2019 via Century Media. Image courtesy of Metal Underground
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Sad news.. LG Petrov has been struck by cancer and he is undergoing chemo treatment to try and control it. Our thoughts... Posted by Entombed A.D. on Sunday, August 9, 2020
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