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"Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with cancer, the 63-year-old announced on his official website Monday.\r\n\r\nCurrently in the &amp;quot;early stages of lymphoma,&amp;quot; the rocker is &amp;quot;working with his doctors to establish the best treatment plan.&amp;quot; Iommi -- married to former Drain STH singer Maria Sjoholm -- &amp;quot;remains upbeat and determined to make a full and successful recovery.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAccording to the statement, Iommi&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBlack Sabbath is in the midst of recording their first album together in 33 years. The band -- including original members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward -- will kick off their reunion tour May 18."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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