{"id":364066,"date":"2026-03-25T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364066\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:17:28","slug":"part-of-me-isnt-here-after-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364066\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Part of me isn’t here’ after cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

American singer Barry Manilow has said a part of himself “isn’t here” after being diagnosed with lung cancer in December last year.<\/p>\n

The 82-year-old was found to have a cancerous spot on his lung during a scan following an issue with his hips, and has undergone treatment \u2013 describing himself as “lucky” as he did not have to undergo chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

Speaking to US outlet People, he said: “You just don\u2019t even think about (how fragile life is), and suddenly, you have lung cancer.<\/p>\n

“But I\u2019m still here. I\u2019m not all here, there\u2019s part of me that isn\u2019t here \u2014 they took out a part of me, and now I\u2019ve got to figure out, ‘what do I do?\u2019”<\/p>\n

Manilow will release his first album in 15 years in June, named What A Time. The record will be his 33rd studio album, and will feature a song co-written by Take That singer Gary Barlow.<\/a><\/p>\n

The star said the doctor who carried out his scan “saved my life”, because he said he had no symptoms of the disease and “could go on”.<\/p>\n

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\nBarry Manilow was found to have a cancerous spot on his lung during a scan<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his diagnosis, Manilow added: “It has really, really made me take stock of my life. This made me stop and think about, have I done what I wanted to do, and have I made people happy? Have I been a good friend?<\/p>\n

“All of those cornball things that I\u2019ve read for all of my life, I started to think about that, too. It really did stop me in my tracks, and the answers are yes, and as a matter of fact, there are more yeses than I ever thought.”<\/p>\n

It comes after Manilow broke Elvis Presley\u2019s record of 636 for most shows performed in Las Vegas in 2023, with his current long-running residency at the Westgate casino and resort.<\/p>\n

Manilow began his career in the early 1960s, and has gone on to sell more than 85 million records as a solo artist worldwide, being nominated for 15 Grammy Awards, and winning one.<\/p>\n

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