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\n\tBarry Manilow<\/a> is now cancer-free after undergoing a successful surgery<\/a> to remove part of his lung. \u201cI\u2019m one of the lucky ones,\u201d the singer told People<\/a> <\/em>in a new interview, adding, \u201cThis really rocked me, but I\u2019m getting stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tManilow revealed that he\u2019d been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer late last year, when he announced he would have to cancel a run of Christmas shows in Las Vegas. He underwent a lobectomy and spent seven days in the ICU before being discharged. While Manilow called the experience \u201ca nightmare,\u201d he acknowledged that the successful surgery meant he didn\u2019t have to undergo any additional treatments, like chemotherapy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt has really, really made me take stock of my life,\u201d Manilow said of the ordeal. \u201cThis 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? 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tManilow was also lucky that his doctors caught the disease early. He explained that the cancerous spot was discovered after a doctor ordered him to get an MRI of his lung after learning the singer had recently battled bronchitis.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIf he hadn\u2019t done that, man \u2026 He saved my life, because there\u2019s no symptoms for what I had,\u201d Manilow said. \u201cI could go on, nothing hurt \u2014 but they found the dot in my lung. They called me and said, \u2018Could be cancer.\u2019 That\u2019s a bad word. \u2018Not me. Fuck you. I can\u2019t have cancer.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n