On Friday, the band members of Green Day released an official press release on their website revealing that their guitarist, Jason White, was diagnosed with tonsil cancer.

"We have some news to report regarding our brother Jason White and wanted you to hear it from us before word spread," reads the press release. "Jason recently underwent a routine tonsillectomy, and his doctors discovered a treatable form of tonsil cancer."

The band members of Green Day concluded the press release with a hopeful message predicting that White will "make a full and speedy recovery" since his form of cancer was detected early by doctors.

"Please join us in sending him love and positive healing vibes during this time," Green Day said.

Following the distribution of the press release, Green Day fans took to Twitter to send their blessings and well wishes to White, People reports.

Check out the fans' tweets below.

Rolling Stone reports that White first began working with Green Day in the early 90s after his collaboration with Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong on a side project Armstrong was working on outside of the band.

Following their successful collaborative project, White joined the band as a second guitarist for Green Day's 2001 "Warning" tour and was later promoted to lead guitarist in 2012.

Green Day is now set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2015, E! News reports.

In addition to the their Hall of Fame induction, Green Day might also release a new album in 2015, The Guardian reports.

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