Marianne Faithfull Announces She Has Breast Cancer

Faithfull, who gained fame in the 1960s as the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has postponed a world tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer, her London publicist said Thursday. Doctors in France, where Faithfull was diagnosed, say the cancer is in its earliest stages, said publicist Rob Partridge. Faithfull, 59, had been scheduled to begin a world tour next month, but it has been postponed until next year.

“I have absolute faith and confidence in my fantastic medical team, and of course I will be well again, if not better than ever,” the British singer-actress said in a statement.