Harrison has surgery for lung cancer

London - Former Beatle George Harrison has undergone surgery for cancer, his solicitors said yesterday.

London - Former Beatle George Harrison has undergone surgery for cancer, his solicitors said yesterday.

He had surgery in a clinic in the United States to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs. Harrison (58) is now recovering in Tuscany, Italy with his wife Olivia.

A statement from his solicitor said: "George Harrison recently underwent an operation on one of his lungs at the Mayo Clinic in the US. The operation was successful and George has made an excellent recovery."