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Barry Manilow has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will be postponing his January concerts.

“I’m very sorry that you have to change your plans,” the “Mandy” singer wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday revealing his diagnosis. According to Manilow, his doctors had discovered “a cancerous spot” on his left lung that he will have surgically removed.

“As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks,” Manilow wrote in the statement. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK.”

The “Copacabana (At the Copa)” singer said it was “pure luck” that the cancer was found early and that his doctors “do not believe it has spread.” He added that he is taking additional tests to confirm that diagnosis.

“[N]ow that the Christmas A Gift of Love concerts are over I’m going into surgery to have the spot removed,” Manilow continued in his statement. “So that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”

The January arena concerts have been rescheduled because recovery from the surgery will take a month, said the 82-year-old singer, whose hits also include “Could It Be Magic,” “I Write the Songs” and “Weekend in New England.” The new dates, starting in late February and continuing through April, were included in the Instagram post. Ticketholders for the canceled shows will be able to reschedule to the new dates.

Manilow also noted his next scheduled performances will be over Valentine’s Day weekend back at the Westgate Las Vegas, where he has a lifetime residency.

“Something tells me that February weekend is going to be one big party,” Manilow wrote, before wishing his fans “a wonderful Christmas and New Year.” “And remember, if you even have the slightest symptom… get tested!”

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ACTRESS Angelina Jolie bravely bares her mastectomy scars in solidarity with other women battling cancer. 

The Oscar-winning star, 50, showed the effects of her life-saving operation, when she had both breasts removed 12 years ago, in a bold photoshoot. 

She told Time France magazine: “I share these scars with many women I love. And I’m always moved when I see others share theirs.” 

Posing on the cover of the December issue in a low-cut jumper, with her hand covering her chest, the mum of six said she hoped the move would help raise awareness of the disease. 

The star had both breasts removed and reconstructive surgery in 2013 after finding out she has the BRCA1 gene mutation, which meant her chances of getting cancer were high. 

Following her double mastectomy, Lara Croft star Jolie also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventive measure. 

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She lost her mum, French actress Marcheline Bertrand, to ovarian cancer in 2007.  

Her grandmother and aunt also died from cancer. 

Jolie added: “Every woman should always be able to determine her own healthcare journey and have the information she needs to make informed choices. 

“Genetic testing and screening should be accessible and affordable for women with clear risk factors or a significant family history.”  

Jolie, who settled her eight-year divorce battle with ex Brad Pitt, 61, a year ago, is currently working on upcoming film Couture. 

In the fashion drama, she plays Maxine Walker, a US filmmaker diagnosed with breast cancer. 

Davina McCall broke down in tears when a patient on Channel 4’s Cancer Clinic Live asked how she was

Davina McCall met with patients at a cancer clinic in Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge as part of a special episode for Stand Up to Cancer.

In one emotional moment, Davina, who revealed she had breast cancer earlier this year, spoke to Stuart who was waiting to hear how their treatment was going.

Before they went into their appointment, Stuart asked Davina how she was doing since her diagnosis earlier in the year.

The TV presenter broke down in tears as she thanked Stuart for asking if she was okay: “Can I just say, thank you for asking me that after everything you’ve been through? I’m really good, thank you.”

It came after Davina opened the programme by recalling the moment she discovered a lump in her breast and her sister’s death.

She told viewers: “Earlier this year, I found a lump in my breast. It quickly led to tests and scans and then the word that no one ever wants to hear, cancer.

“It was found early and surgeons were able to remove it. But not everyone gets that chance. I took my sister Caroline to A&E, she fainted and she couldn’t get up.

“They gave her a brain scan but then they scanned her chest and I couldn’t understand why. It turned out it was late stage lung cancer.

“She died seven weeks later. I was holding her hand. And that’s why early diagnosis matters to me.”

In November, Davina revealed on her Instagram account she was “very angry” to discover she had cancer.

The presenter said the lump “came and went” but after seeing a poster urging women to check their breasts she went to the doctors.

“It [the lump] was still there, and then one morning I saw myself in the mirror and thought “I’m going to get that looked at”. I had a biopsy. I found out it was indeed breast cancer,” she shared.

“I think my message is: get checked if you’re worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done.”

Earlier in the Stand Up for Cancer coverage, Amy Dowden became emotional as she spoke about how cancer had impacted her dreams of becoming a mother.

She shared: “A cancer diagnosis changes you forever… I’ve been put into menopause… I don’t know if I’ll ever have the honour of becoming a mum which I desperately want to… Five weeks ago I have another mastectomy.

“I’m so grateful for another shot of live, to be able get back on the dance floor… I’m so grateful for my medical team, the doctors and nurses who have kept me alive. A cancer diagnosis changes you forever, I’m no longer the person I was and that’s not by choice.”

Dec. 12 (UPI) — Britain’s King Charles III is making good progress in his personal fight against cancer and will undergo precautionary treatments in 2026.

Charles, 77, announced his progress in a video released Friday, and he credited his recovery to the “remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years,” according to CNN.

“Today, I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctor’s orders,’ my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year,” Charles said in a video filmed ahead of a special event to benefit the Cancer Research UK charity.

The king was diagnosed with cancer in early 2024 after undergoing a medical procedure on his prostate, but he does not have prostate cancer.

The exact type of cancer with which Charles is afflicted has not been reported, the BBC said.

The king said treatments are going so well that they are entering a “precautionary phase,” but his cancer is not in remission or otherwise cured.

His video speech for the charitable cancer fundraiser encourages viewers to undergo regular cancer screenings.

“Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives,” Charles said.

“I know from my own experience that a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming,” he added. “Yet, I also know that early detection is the key that can transform treatment journeys, giving invaluable time to medical teams.”

The U.K. National Health Service offers cancer screening programs for breast, bowel and cervical cancers for people of qualifying ages.

It also is rolling out a lung cancer screening program for adults between ages 55 and 74 and who have been or currently are tobacco smokers.

The king has stayed relatively silent about his cancer diagnosis and treatments until recording the video message.

He also participated in an Advent service at Westminster Abbey earlier in the week and has continued working to prevent cancer from defining his current existence, according to the BBC.

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Debbie Davies has urged people to get checked out after discovering she has tonsil cancer caused by the HPV virus

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Debbie Davies has shared the sad news she has cancer. The 58-year-old reality star, who is also a psychic, ghost hunter and medium, took to Instagram to reveal she had been diagnosed with tonsil cancer at the end of November.

Posting a video, she told her followers how she had been experiencing a constantly sore mouth for a while and had “so many sore throats over the years”. But she said that “never for a moment” did she think it could be something so serious.

Doctors only discovered it was cancer after she had three teeth out and a nurse advised Debbie to get checked out. She said: “Thank God a nurse at Wythenshawe Hospital mentioned the possibility of it being cancer to me! Thanks to her I got checked out and now I’m getting treatment.”

Since her initial diagnosis, Debbie has been giving fans regular updates – and warning people what to look out for so it doesn’t happen to them, or they at least have the best chance of catching it early.

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Sharing a photo of herself wearing a special mask covering her whole head apart from her nose that’s meant for radiotherapy treatment, Debbie said: “Constant sore throat? Get checked. Tonsil cancer caused by the HPV virus is no joke.”

In the caption she wrote: “The advice is simple, get checked. The mask looks grim but it’s doable and if you want to survive you’ve got no choice.

“Today someone messaged to say they’ve got diagnosed because they got seen after my first post, to me that makes baring my soul worth it, no woman wants to be seen at her worst, but if it saves lives I’ll do it.

“So apologies for banging on about this, it is what it is, please share and get this out there. Cancer – you are the devil’s work and I’m one of God’s women, so heaven help you picking a war with me.”

In her latest post, Debbie shared that she is having a mix of chemotherapy and radiotherapy over the next few weeks to hopefully be rid of the cancer for good.

She told fans: “I’m OK, and hopefully I’m going to be OK.

“So, finally, after a ton of appointments, I don’t go back until Monday and that’s for radiation and chemotherapy for six weeks.

“Although that’s not going to be easy and simple because the cancer is in my mouth, it’s on my tonsils and in my glands. So, I’m going to be very burnt from the radiotherapy. I’ve got that ordeal to get through.

“But six weeks of treatment and then, please God, I’ll be cancer free. So, keeping everything crossed. Six weeks, I’ll have to recover, but please God, I’ll go back to normal and be cancer free.”

Debbie first appeared on The Real Housewives of Cheshire in 2021, taking over from Dawn Ward, and quit after just one series. But she returned to the ITV2 show earlier this year for the 10th anniversary series.

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