Composer fighting cancer.COMPOSER Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. , it was revealed yesterday. A statement issued by his spokespeople said: "Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The condition is in its very early stages. "Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year." Public relations firm Brown Lloyd James said they would not be releasing any further details. "Lord Lloyd-Webber, 61, is best known for his musicals which include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. Earlier this month the theatre impresario launched the long-awaited sequel today to Phantom, Love Never Dies, at Her Majesty's Theatre
Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, located on The Haymarket, in the City of Westminster. in London. Phantom, which has been seen by some 100 million people worldwide, opened some 23 years ago. Prostate cancer affects around 35,000 men in the United Kingdom each year and kills just over 10,000. It mainly affects men over the age of 50, with symptoms which can include pain in the lower back, pelvis and hips. |
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