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Barry Manilow: 'I never thought cancer would get me'

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow “never” thought cancer would "get [him]".

In December 2025, the 82-year-old singer-songwriter announced he had been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer after the disease was detected during an MRI after hearing about recent bouts of bronchitis, and Barry underwent a lobectomy to remove a "cancerous tumour" on his left lung.

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