FORMER Rolling Stone Bill Wyman has been diagnosed with cancer.
The musician revealed today that he is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer and is hopeful of making a full recovery.
In a statement, a spokesman for the 79-year-old father-of-four said the illness had been "caught in the early stages".
"Bill Wyman, former member of The Rolling Stones, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer," the statement said.
"He is undergoing treatment and is expected to make a full recovery as it was caught in the early stages.
"The Wyman family has asked for their privacy during this time."
Wyman, who played bass on all of the Rolling Stones' most successful albums, was last seen over the weekend when he attended the wedding of Rupert Murdoch to former supermodel Jerry Hall in London.
Born in southeast London in October 1936, Wyman joined the Rolling Stones as the band's bass player in 1962.
He left 31 years later to pursue other projects, including forming his own band Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings in 1996.
