Brad Arnold, Leadsänger von 3 Doors Down, stirbt im Alter von 47 Jahren

Gdamit, Cancer once again.

Is it irony? That he backed the administration that cancelled taxpayer-funded research and development for the very cancer trials that could have saved him?

Or is there a better word for it?

ETA: had to rewrite post. I accidentally deleted two words and it was orettt incoherent.