The singer briefly retired from performing in 1999 when her husband was battling throat cancer . Rene Angelil Strip residency shows and Asia tour are off her schedule . She will `` focus 100 % of her attention '' on her husband , their family and her own illness . Her husband has a cancerous tumor removed in 72 . Dion suffers `` an illness that has caused inflammation in her throat muscles , '' a statement says .
Rene Angelil Strip residency shows and Asia tour are off her schedule . She will `` focus 100 % of her attention '' on her husband , their family and her own illness . Her husband has a cancerous tumor removed in 72 . Dion suffers `` an illness that has caused inflammation in her throat muscles , '' a statement says .