United Kingdom, July 17 -- Nick Jonas' family became "closer" after his dad suffered a cancer scare.

Kevin Jonas Sr was diagnosed with colon cancer back in 2017 and he's been in remission since 2018 - but Nick believes that the worrying health scare has actually served to unite his family.

The 32-year-old singer - who stars in the Jonas Brothers alongside his siblings, Joe and Kevin - told People: "[The] more emotionally challenging periods really test your endurance.

"But [our dad] was just such a champion and so brave through our whole process. It [was] with such thoughtfulness that I think it helped all of us a lot and provided us with the encouragement we needed when in fact we were just trying to support him.

"Everyone has their ...