Toby Keith Says He Hopes to Return to Touring After Stomach Cancer Tumor Shrinks: ‘I’m Ready’

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Toby Keith is making plans to get back on the road amid his recovery from stomach cancer.“I’m feeling pretty good.

Basically, everything is in a real positive trend,” the country singer, 61, told The Oklahoman earlier this month. “You never know with cancer, so you have to prepare.”Keith said he wanted to see if he had the energy for a full-length show before confirming a tour. “I’ve got more wind.

And I’m thinking about bringing the band in and setting up, playing two or three days somewhere just to see if I can get through two hours,” he continued.The “Beer for My Horses” performer, however, is hopeful to be “out on the road” later this fall.“All I gotta do is see if I can get through two or three nights of work and get a little break in this chemo, and we’ll go back to work,” Keith noted. “I’m ready.

That’s living.”The Oklahoma native confirmed that he is still undergoing chemotherapy for his stomach cancer, but his blood tests have been improving and his tumor has shrunk by a third.“I’m about another eight weeks from my last scan,” the songwriter added. “So I expect next time I look for that tumor to be even less — and I’ve only got one that’s shown up.”The health update comes one year after Keith revealed he is stepping back to recover amid health issues. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” he wrote via Instagram in June 2022. “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery.