Aretha Franklin - Say a Little Prayer

If you believe in the power of prayer you might want to say one for Aretha Franklin tonight. The Queen of Soul is reportedly battling pancreatic cancer.

The ailing Aretha Franklin -- who had major surgery just last week-- has pancreatic cancer, according to the Detroit News.

Citing a "source familiar with the situation," the News report says the disease is what prompted Franklin to take six months off; the Queen of Soul's publicist, however, has not yet confirmed that information.

After her surgery last week, Franklin released a statement that characterized the procedure as "highly successful." A specific prognosis for the legendary singer, who is 68, has not yet been given. Here's hoping she rebounds and start singing about R-E-S-P-E-C-T very soon.

I couldn't agree more.

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For her fans in Detroit

The Associated Press reports:

The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.

Franklin, 65, said in a statement Friday that the heat at recent East Coast shows has been "sweltering and all but overwhelming ... I am exhausted from the heat and cannot tolerate heat in these extremely high numbers and being in concert simultaneously."

Take it easy Aretha, your fans will wait.