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| Sixties star Faithfull has cancer | Sixties star Faithfull has cancer |
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| Singer Marianne Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer. | Singer Marianne Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer. |
| The 59-year-old singer has rescheduled a world tour, which was due to kick-off next month, until next year. | The 59-year-old singer has rescheduled a world tour, which was due to kick-off next month, until next year. |
| She became a household name in the 1960s, not least because of her relationship with Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger. | She became a household name in the 1960s, not least because of her relationship with Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger. |
| "The disease has been quickly discovered by doctors in France," said her publicist. "The prognosis for a return to full health is excellent." | "The disease has been quickly discovered by doctors in France," said her publicist. "The prognosis for a return to full health is excellent." |
| "I have absolute faith and confidence in my fantastic medical team and of course I will be well again, if not better than ever," said Faithfull in a statement. | "I have absolute faith and confidence in my fantastic medical team and of course I will be well again, if not better than ever," said Faithfull in a statement. |
| She's in big fighting mood and determined to beat the cancer, Rob Partridge, Publicist "Next year's tour, I want to assure fans, will be one big celebration." | She's in big fighting mood and determined to beat the cancer, Rob Partridge, Publicist "Next year's tour, I want to assure fans, will be one big celebration." |
| Publicist Rob Partridge said the cancer had been diagnosed at an early stage on Tuesday. | Publicist Rob Partridge said the cancer had been diagnosed at an early stage on Tuesday. |
| "Obviously she was very upset, but now she's in big fighting mood and determined to beat the cancer," he told BBC Radio Five Live. | "Obviously she was very upset, but now she's in big fighting mood and determined to beat the cancer," he told BBC Radio Five Live. |
| Long career | Long career |
| Faithfull has been a recording artist for four decades, since being discovered by Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. | |
| Faithfull: Iconic '60s star | |
| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote her first single, As Tears Go By, in 1964. | Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote her first single, As Tears Go By, in 1964. |
| Faithfull's distinctive gravelly voice won her fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and she scored hits with songs such as Come and Stay With Me and This Little Bird. | Faithfull's distinctive gravelly voice won her fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and she scored hits with songs such as Come and Stay With Me and This Little Bird. |
| She also pursued an acting career, appearing on stage in Chekhov's Three Sisters and taking the lead role in the film Girl On A Motorcycle | |
| But the singer struggled with heroin addiction, which eventually led to a nervous breakdown. | But the singer struggled with heroin addiction, which eventually led to a nervous breakdown. |
| She withdrew from the public eye for the majority of the 1970s, but she re-emerged with the punk-inspired album Broken English in 1979. | She withdrew from the public eye for the majority of the 1970s, but she re-emerged with the punk-inspired album Broken English in 1979. |
| The most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs Marianne Faithfull | |
| The ex-convent schoolgirl has since established herself as a sophisticated chanteuse, winning critical acclaim for her 1997 collection of Berlin ballads, 20th Century Blues. | The ex-convent schoolgirl has since established herself as a sophisticated chanteuse, winning critical acclaim for her 1997 collection of Berlin ballads, 20th Century Blues. |
| An autobiography, Faithfull, was published in 1994, in which the singer recalled her failed romance with Jagger. | An autobiography, Faithfull, was published in 1994, in which the singer recalled her failed romance with Jagger. |
| "The most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs," she wrote. | "The most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs," she wrote. |
| Faithfull's most recent album was a greatest hits compilation, released in 2005. | Faithfull's most recent album was a greatest hits compilation, released in 2005. |
| She also plays a role in Sofia Coppola's upcoming biopic of Marie Antoinette. | She also plays a role in Sofia Coppola's upcoming biopic of Marie Antoinette. |
| Christine Fogg, chief exectutive of the Breast Cancer Care charity, said: "Kylie Minogue's experience of the disease has helped get the breast awareness message out to more people. | |
| ""We hope Marianne's experience helps reach even more," she added. |