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Rep: Ronnie Wood has lung lesion successfully removed

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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones poses for a portrait in New York. A spokesperson for Ronnie Wood confirmed Wednesday, May 24, 2017, that during a recent routine medical screening, doctors discovered a small lung lesion which was successfully treated. The band\'s upcoming tour will not be affected. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES – A spokesperson for Ronnie Wood says the Rolling Stones guitarist has had a lung lesion successfully removed and is expected to make a full recovery.

Wood, who turns 70 next week, says in a statement that he is grateful to doctors who found the lesion in its early stages.

He is not expected to require further treatment and the procedure will not affect the Stones’ upcoming tour, which kicks off in Europe in September.

Wood joined the Rolling Stones in 1975.

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