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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Steve McQueen reveals he paused Blitz filming for prostate cancer treatment

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen: ‘It was challenging, but I count myself as one of the lucky ones.’ Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

The Oscar-winning film director and artist Steve McQueen has revealed that he paused the filming of his latest production Blitz in order to be treated for prostate cancer.

McQueen, whose father died of the disease in 2006, has spoken for the first time about his own treatment, which led to a tumour being removed in November 2022.

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