Celine Dion’s Throat Cancer Nightmare

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CELINE DION has been hiding a devastat­ing medical nightmare – her beloved hus­band, Rene Angelil, recently suffered a second bout of cancer.

The ENQUIRER learned that just before Christ­mas, the 72-year-old secretly under­went surgery to have a can­cerous tumor removed from his throat.

Celine, 45, spoke to The ENQUIRE R through her rep, and she is working to keep Rene, her manager, free from the stress of running her career.

“I don’t want Rene to stress out with work-related issues. I want him to focus on getting back to 100 percent,” said the singer.

“At home we’ve been spending a lot of qual­ity time with the family. We feel very fortunate that we’ve been able to get the best care possible and we thank God every day for helping us to get through this ordeal.”

 In 1999, The ENQUIRER reported that Rene, then 57, had undergone an operation to remove a “squamous cell carcinoma” from the right side of his neck.

After the latest diagnosis, the 45-year-old singer “was heartbro­ken” and terrified.

The couple have three sons togeth­er – Rene-Charles, 13, and 3-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy.

“It came at the worst time for Ce­line, right before Christ­mas,” said the source. “She had to put on a brave face for the sake of their kids.”

Another insider told The ENQUIRER that there’s a silver lining to the tragedy – the frightening medical crisis has brought them closer together.

“As bad as this latest cancer crisis has been, they are closer than ever,” the source added. “Their priority now is making sure that Rene gets healthy so he can be around to see their kids grow up.”