The New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been battling stage 4 cancer for several years, according to his wife Mara. but keeping his diagnosis private has not been "sustainable" for his family.

David Johansen has been revealed to have Stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor, with his family launching a fundraiser to help with medical expenses.

David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is “bedridden and incapacitated,” according to his daughter.