Olivia Newton-John is battling her third bout of cancer

Olivia Newton John.
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Olivia Newton-John has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time, The Hollywood Reporter revealed Monday.

Doctors found a tumor in her lower back last year, Newton-John revealed Sunday on the Australian news show Sunday Night, per The Hollywood Reporter. The four-time Grammy winner was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and underwent a partial mastectomy. She was re-diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, which had additionally spread to her shoulder, CNN reports.

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Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.