Andrew Lloyd-Webber back in hospital with post-op infection

Published on Wednesday 18 November 2009 21:30

ANDREW Lloyd Webber, right, has been re-admitted to hospital after developing a "chronic infection" following surgery for prostate cancer.

A statement on the theatre impresario's website said that although the operation was a success, the infection needed immediate treatment.

His spokesmen said last month that the cancer was in its early stages and he hoped to return to work before the end of the year.

But an update on his website said he now hoped to be back in the new year.

"Andrew has been re-admitted to hospital tonight following his operation for prostate cancer," the statement said.

"He has been advised that while the operation was entirely successful, he has developed a post-operative 'chronic infection' which needs immediate treatment. He still hopes to be back at work in the new year."

Prostate cancer affects about 35,000 men in the UK each year and kills just over 10,000.

The disease is the most common cancer in British men, accounting for a quarter of all new cases.