KUALA LUMPUR: Former vocalist of rock band Jinbara, Shamsul Bakhtiar Zakaria a.k.a. Tia has been diagnosed with liver cancer.
In a news report yesterday, the 53-year-old is currently warded at the Shah Alam Hospital.
According to his wife, who is also his manager, former Berita Harian reporter Suzan Ahmad, the singer was admitted to the hospital last Wednesday after complaining of an abdominal pain.
"Actually, he had been ignoring the pain for some time. But when he couldn't bear it any longer, I took him to the hospital.
Suzan added: "After being examined, including tests which included X-ray, colonoscopy and Computed Tomography (CT) scan, doctors confirmed that they detected a cancerous growth in his liver."
She added that Tia was in a stable condition now and waiting to be transferred to Selayang Hospital for a follow-up treatment.
"Maybe only by next week the doctors would be able to determine the type of treatment for him," she shared.