「カレーライス」「不滅の男」などで知られるシンガーソングライターの遠藤賢司（69）が、がんのため闘病していることがわかった。6月11日、スタッフが公式ブログとFacebookページを通じて「今年３月頭に癌であることが解り、４月から短期入院も経て治療中です」などと公表した。
スタッフは、「治療しながら音楽は続ける」「音楽は心身共に、エンケンの根源力です」などと本人の意思を伝えた上で、「詳しい病状は今は控えさせていただきますが、エンケンも頑張っているので、これからも暖かく見守っていただけたら嬉しいです」とコメントした。
■Twitterの声
Twitter上では、ファンから「エンケンは不滅の男」「病魔に負けずしっかり生きて！！」などの声が寄せられている。
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古都・京都に暮らす猫たち
two tabby kittens(01 of28)
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A kitten on fallen autumn leaves(02 of28)
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Cat in Autumn Leaves(03 of28)
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Cat resting on deck in Konpukuji Temple, Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture, Japan(04 of28)
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Yawning kitten(05 of28)
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A cat peeping through the gap(06 of28)
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wild cats soaking up the sun(07 of28)
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calico cat gazing at camera timidly(08 of28)
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A wild cat of Kamogawa, Kyoto(09 of28)
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Look in the Mirror(10 of28)
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The cat living in Kyoto(11 of28)
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Tabby cat raising his leg by the zen garden(12 of28)
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a wild cat and a jogger by Kamo-gawa,(13 of28)
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Helping hand of woman towards kitten(14 of28)
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kitten lying on his back(15 of28)
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A cat taking the evening sun(16 of28)
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Stray cat, Gosyo-Neko(17 of28)
Stray cat in Kyoto Imperial Palace. So friendly.\n京é½å¾¡æã«ããç«ããªã¤ããã (credit:nekonomania/Flickr)
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Stray cat on red bench(19 of28)
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Cat and bicycle(20 of28)
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Three wild cats on the stairway(21 of28)
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wild calico cat by Kamo-gawa river, Kyoto(22 of28)
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a wild calico cat at dusk(23 of28)
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A tabby cat on the gravel(24 of28)
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Affection between two cats(25 of28)
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Sleeping calico cat(26 of28)
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Thoughtful cat(27 of28)
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Profile of Calico Cat(28 of28)
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