The Associated Press reports that Crow, 44, says she underwent minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer in a Los Angeles hospital on February 22 and will have follow-up radiation treatment. "Her doctors think her prognosis is excellent," Crow's publicist Dave Tomberlin told the wire service.

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The singer, who recently amicably ended her engagement to champion bicyclist Lance Armstrong - himself a cancer survivor - also posted a statement on her website, emphasising that she benefited from early detection and urged women to have regularly scheduled mammograms.

The AP quotes Armstrong as saying he was "devastated" by the news of Crow's illness. "Once again I'm reminded of just how pervasive this illness is, as it has now touched someone I love deeply," he said.

On her website Crow cited a cancer survivor group founded by Armstrong - the LIVESTRONG Survivor Care group - as a good source for information about the disease. – (HealthDayNews)

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February 2006
 

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