Kenny Rogers — Beloved Star Ready For The End

Kenny Rogers has canceled his farewell tour, leaving health experts and friends to believe he’s battling killer bladder cancer and getting ready to fold 'em for good!

"The Gambler" singer scrapped his remaining 2018 concert dates after doctors ordered him to rest as he battles “health challenges.” But sources say Kenny’s at the end of the road, planning a celeb-studded funeral. He even said a tearful goodbye to the “love of his life,” songbird Dolly Parton.

“He’s getting his affairs in order, including saying goodbye to Dolly,” confided a source. “The fear is he has just a few short weeks left, so his handlers did get Dolly over to see him for what could be their last visit. Kenny was sad to see Dolly in tears.

"He told her he loved her and always has and maybe they’ll get another go-round in the afterlife," the insider said. "That seemed to perk her up a bit.” While his reps refuse to detail his medical issues, The National ENQUIRER has learned he appears to be suffering from diabetes and bladder cancer, along with other problems.

Ohio’s Institute of Bio-Acoustic Biology, which uses a special computer algorithm to uncover serious health issues by analyzing a person’s voice, ran a test on Kenny — with “disturbing” results.

“We discovered a host of truly troubling symptoms,” said BioAcoustic head Sharry Edwards. The most horrifying revelation was the sinister presence of “three bladder cancer markers — BTA serine/threonine protein, NMP uridine monophosphate and RCAS1, a receptor-binding cancer antigen.”

The analysis also discovered “insulin resistance,” indicating diabetes, “stressed heart muscles,” and rib pain caused by fatigued back muscles. BioAcoustic also found Rogers suffers from high cholesterol, liver stress and fatigue — all likely caused by taking statin drugs for cholesterol, says Edwards.

“The fatigue and muscle wasting must make it particularly difficult for him to take the stage and perform up to his historically high standards,” she adds. A father of five, Kenny has been wed to fifth wife Wanda — mom of his twin sons Justin and Jordan — since 1997.

His life erupted in scandal when it was discovered he’d set up an 800-number hotline in the ’90s so gals could call him for phone sex. Three women later sued him, saying he coaxed them into twisted, kinky phone talks. One also claimed he lured her to a hotel room where he tried to have sex with her.

But through all his relationships, his strongest tie was to Dolly. Insiders said they fell in love — and in lust — while recording their 1983 hit duet, "Islands in the Stream." While both claim their romance was strictly platonic, “word is they had a steamy night in Vegas after one of their shows back in the ’80s,” the source said.

Kenny has admitted “they’re soul mates,” and the two performed together last year. “Their final performance was bittersweet because they both must’ve known they’d never get another chance onstage,” noted the source.

“He’s prepared his will and he’s even talked about what kind of funeral he’d like," said the source. "He wants all his friends to be there to share the great memories together, as his biggest hits play on the loudspeakers.”