Former Dr Feelgood star Wilko Johnson has undergone a nine hour surgery to have a pancreatic tumour removed.

After being given only months to live in January 2013, Johnson has fought back from his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer and this surgery will hopefully mark a significant stage of his recovery. Though there was a small chance that he may have died during the surgery, Johnson felt that it was a risk worth taking as, in his own words, “for over a year I have been living with a 100% chance of dying”.

He has continually defied the diagnosis with his ‘Coming Back Home’ tour and through his impressive musical partnership with The Who’s Roger Daltrey. Johnson has also appeared in Game Of Thrones in recent years and, if he were given the choice, there would be absolutely no question of him stopping or even slowing down for just a second.

Johnson’s management stated that he would be out of action “for the foreseeable future” and a statement from manager Lisa Climie on Johnson’s official Facebook page posted today (May 2) read: “Wilko is recovering following a nine hour operation on Wednesday in which doctors successfully removed a pancreatic tumour.