Aretha Franklin battling cancer: report

Aretha Franklin, pancreatic cancer, reports the Detroit News Tue

The article, quoting sources close to the "Queen of Soul, " says the report from the National Cancer Verhagen. 68 years old singer of 'self', announced last week that they have a surgery she describes as "very successful" had not known his illness. Franklin's publicist declined comment.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who visited four or five times in recent years Franklin, told the AP on Tuesday that he is "recovering well", it says nothing about the nature of the treatment of "major surgery" ..

Franklin said Jackson was walking every day in the hospital.

Last month, Franklin said she had canceled appearances and tour dates in May on the orders of doctors.