Stu Allan, a Manchester music legend has died after a battle with cancer. He was born in 1962 and died Thur, 22 Sept. 2022 at age 60.
Stu died after suffering a rare Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
GISTs are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract.
GISTs arise in the smooth muscle pacemaker interstitial cell of Cajal, or similar cells and are defined as tumors whose behavior is driven by mutations in the KIT gene (85%), PDGFRA gene (10%), or BRAF kinase (rare).
Stu’s death was announced on Thursday night with a heartfelt statement on the musician’s official Facebook page.
The musician’s family said they were ‘relieved he is finally at peace’ following his illness, with a memorial event in his memory set to be organised.
The message read;