The singer-songwriter had two big announcements in the past couple of days, and many fans might be wondering if Halsey has cancer. Halsey—who uses she/they pronouns—opened up about her health struggles in an emotional Instagram post.
Halsey dropped their song “The End” on June 4, 2024. “Long story short, I’m Lucky to be alive. short story long, I wrote an album. it begins with The End. Out now,” Halsey captioned the post. “Seriously, I feel like an old lady,” she says in a video included in the carousel. “I told myself I’m giving myself two more years to be sick. At 30, I’m having a rebirth and I’m not going to be sick and I’m going to look super hot and have lots of energy. And I’m just going to get to redo my 20s in my 30s.”
In a press release for the song, the “Without Me” singer revealed that she will donate all the proceeds of the song to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society—a non-profit organization dedicated to blood cancer research.
Does Halsey Have Cancer?
Halsey did not disclose that she has had cancer. In a follow-up Instagram post, she wrote in the caption, “In 2022, I was first diagnosed with Lupus SLE and then a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Both of which are currently being managed or in remission; and both of which I will likely have for the duration of my life.”
She continued, “After a rocky start, I slowly got everything under control with the help of amazing doctors. After 2 years, I’m feeling better and I’m more grateful than ever to have music to turn to. I can’t wait to get back where I belong: With you all 🤍 Singing and screaming my heart out.”
The lyrics of the song “The End” detail her health journey. “Every couple of years now, a doctor says I’m sick / Pulls out a brand new bag of tricks, and then they lay it on me / And at first, it was my brain, then a skeleton in pain / And I don’t like to complain, but I’m saying sorry,” she sings.
Lupus occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease) according to the Mayo Clinic. The National Library of Medicine denotes that lymphoproliferative disorders “originate when physiological mechanisms of control of proliferation of both T and B cells break down, resulting in the uncontrolled and autonomous increase of immune cells leading to lymphocytosis and lymphadenopathy, and often involvement of extranodal sites, e.g., bone marrow.”
