Founding Death Angel Bassist Dennis Pepa Battling Stage 4 Cancer

Founding Death Angel bassist Dennis Pepa has revealed he is currently battling stage four duodenal cancer. A GoFundMe has been launched to help the veteran metal musician with the costs associated with battling the rare small intestine disease. The 59-year-old Pepa provided a lengthy statement on his GoFundMe regarding his struggle with the disease and the burden it places on his family as well as his desire to seek an experimental treatment at a center in Mexico. He described the treatment by writing, “I’m asking for help to pursue treatment at the Immunocine Cancer Center in Mexico and support my family through the months ahead. I’ve been researching the Center, and it offers something called dendritic cell immunotherapy, which uses a patient’s own immune cells and tumor material to prepare a personalized treatment. The aim, as the Center explains it, is to help the immune system recognize and attack the cancer in the best possible way, based on your unique body.” His plea ultimately focused on his family. Regarding the toll on them, he said, “I want to carry on watching my sons Maddox (22) and Roman (19) grow and build lives of their own. And I want to be beside them, helping th...