‘Braxton Family Values’ star Traci Braxton dies at 50 after battling esophageal cancer

• Singer Traci Braxton died of esophageal cancer at age 50, TMZ reports.
• The 'Braxton Family Values' star had been privately undergoing treatment for a year.
• Braxton's son said in an Instagram post that "she fought to the end."

'Braxton Family Values' star and singer Traci Braxton has died at age 50 after a battle with esophageal cancer, TMZ reports.

Braxton's husband Kevin Surratt confirmed her death to the outlet, saying "We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatment for Esophageal cancer our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory."

The singer's son Kevin Surratt Jr. also shared a photo of himself hugging Braxton on his Instagram page and opened up about how she "she fought to the end."

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Representatives for Braxton did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.