Def Leppard star Vivian Campbell to undergo transplant after cancer returns

Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard has shared a cancer update (Picture: Katja Ogrin/Getty Images)

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has issued a defiant message after finding out his cancer has returned.

The musician, who has been in the band since 1992, has declared he’s determined to keep living his life, despite most likely needing another major operation.

Campbell, 63, underwent a donor bone marrow transplant in January 2025 after first being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2013.

Hodgkin lymphoma is also called cancer of the lymphatic system. It is an uncommon cancer that starts in white blood cells called ​lymphocytes​....