Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA of the Beastie Boys, sent fans an email to give an update on his battle with salivary gland cancer, which he announced back in July. Yauch says he's going to be totally better soon, thanks to Buddhist prayers and a vegan diet. WTF?

i'm feeling healthy, strong and hopeful that i've beaten this thing, but of course time will tell. i'm taking tibetan medicine and at the recommendation of the tibetan doctors i've been eating a vegan/organic diet, which surprisingly enough was harder to do in india than it is now that i'm back home. here i can just shop for the right food and cook... a lot easier than depending on restaurants. when i was in india i visited an ani gompa (a nunnery) called jamyang choling. they did a puja (religious ceremony) for me to help me get well. one nun said to me "we do prayers and then you are better." so i've got that going for me, which is nice. (Source)

I don't know if Adam Yauch visited any American hosptials where they treated him with non-witch doctor medicine like surgery and chemo before he went on his spiritual journey of healing, but I hope to hell so. If I caught cancer I'd put my trust in one of the actors from "Grey's Anatomy" before a bunch of goddamned nuns.