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School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis Battling Cancer

Benjamin Curtis of School of Seven BEllsDimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images for Levi's

School of Seven Bells guitarist Benjamin Curtis has cancer, the band revealed via Facebook today.

In a short note, the New York City indie band's singer Alejandra Deheza wrote said that Curtis is suffering from T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma:

"Dear Friends,
It feels so surreal to be writing this to you. In fact I still can't wrap my head or my heart around it, but here it goes. A few nights ago Benjamin was admitted to the hospital for symptoms that have been getting worse for a few weeks now. After a dozen tests and scans (which he's endured like a champion) , the doctors say it's T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. It developed pretty aggressively, and the chemotherapy to treat it will be pretty aggressive, but the good news is that it's TREATABLE. These next few months will be tough, but he is the toughest person I know (even while here, he was trying to figure out a way to sample the MRI). I wanted to share this with you all, because you guys are such a huge and important part of our lives. Send all of the light and love that you can his way. Every bit will count towards a strong and fast recovery. I believe that with all of my heart. I will be doing the same. Love, Alley."

The band formed in 2007 and formerly featured Alejandra's twin sister Claudia, who quit in 2010.
We here at Spinner wish Curtis a speedy recovery. They released their third album, Ghostory, 2012. We here at Spinner wish Ben a quick recovery.

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Blue Skye

It's pretty surprising to hear this. Man, that's gotta be rough. I wish the best for him. Brandon's a really cool guy to converse with, and so is Alejandra. I wish them both the best, but mostly I hope Brandon gets better soon. Stay strong!

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