United Kingdom, Oct. 13 -- Ozzy Osbourne sent his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi a "Guinness bar" during his cancer battle.

The 78-year-old guitarist was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 2012 and he has revealed the band's frontman sent a truck loaded with Guinness to his house because he was convinced the alcoholic beverage would help his pal beat the disease.

Tony told The Telegraph newspaper: "He sent somebody to set up a Guinness bar at the house. They turned up with this truck and said: 'We've been told to deliver this.'

"I said: 'Who told you this?' And of course it was Ozzy."

Tony sent the truck away, but it didn't deter Ozzy - who then sent the musician "barrels" of Guinness instead.

The guitarist - who is now i...