AdamYauch

Adam Yauch, also known as the gravelly-voiced MCA of the legendary Beastie Boys, suffered quite a scare last summer when it was revealed he had cancer of the salivary gland. The group's new album, 'Hot Sauce Committee, Part One,' was put on the back burner while Yauch focused on his health and underwent treatment...

Though Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch joked with the LA Weekly that he's planning to spend the Oscars distributing "sandwiches outside the theater ... Maybe Harvey Weinstein will be hungry," his film company is very real. Oscilloscope Laboratories, Yauch's indie film distribution company, which is based in New York, has two films up for Academy Awards this year...

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, aka MCA, posted a message to fans to say that he's recovering well from recent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his salivary gland. Yauch revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer three months ago, forcing the Beasties to cancel their upcoming performances as well as pushing back the release of their new album, 'Hot Sauce Committee, Part One ...

In a statement released to the Beastie Boys mailing list, Adam "MCA" Yauch has given a lengthy status update. Surgery for the cancerous tumor in his parotid gland seems to have gone well; Yauch spent only one night in the hospital and has been pushing through the recovery process sans pain killers...