The 61-year-old punk icon recently underwent surgery to treat the stage-one disease.
Last month the singer cancelled 6 weeks of shows on doctor's orders.
The singer's handwritten message praised audiences for spreading the love on first post-Taylor Hawkins dates.
Outing includes the band's first Canadian gigs since before the pandemic.
The singer scotched gigs in Glasgow, Dublin, London and Norway in the next few weeks to spend time with family.
Strait's upcoming concerts include stops in Nashville, Tennessee, and Fort Worth, Texas.
New Jersey (Taylor's Version)
The blockbuster trek rolled into New Jersey on Friday.
The Eras Tour hit New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium for the first of three sold-out shows on Friday night.
The nine-date jaunt starts in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24 and wraps in Los Angeles on Sept. 17.