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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sammy Gecsoyler

Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for lung cancer

Barry Manilow on stage
Barry Manilow has rescheduled a series of live performances following his cancer diagnosis. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will undergo surgery.

The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of high-spirited hits from Copacabana to Mandy has made him one of pop music’s most beloved showmen, will have surgery to remove part of his lung in an effort to fight off the disease, which is in its early stages.

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