Rock guitarist, ex-college football player to have ‘13-hour operation’ in cancer battle

TrendingPublished: Aug. 31, 2026, 2:00 a.m.Former NC State lineman Ben Kaiser shared the latest in his cancer battle on social media. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)APBy Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.comPopular rock musician and former NC State football player Ben Kaiser took to social media heading into the weekend to share an update with fans as he battles cancer.“I’m just jumping on here to give you guys a brief update as to what’s going on with my wonderful health situation,” he said in a video posted to his Facebook page. “So, the last time I gave you guys an update, pretty much the doctors told me we are going to be five more rounds of chemo and three stem cell transplants and the whole nine. “A couple weeks ago, I got some scans, and those scans showed significant progress from April,” he