MUMBAI: British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is said to have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

A statement from the composer‘s spokesman says that the condition had been caught at an early stage. "Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year," the statement said.

Lloyd Webber has been associated with musical hits like Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and Starlight Express. He had recently announced that he was staging a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera

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Webber is also set to judge a BBC television talent show next year.