🔗 Share this article Music Legend Barry Manilow to Undergo Surgery for Lung Cancer. The singer has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having an operation. Cancer Caught Early The 82-year-old singer, known for a string of high-spirited hits from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have a procedure to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the illness, which is at an early phase. “As my fans are aware, I recently endured six weeks of bronchitis followed by a recurrence of another five weeks. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage for my residency, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to ensure that all was clear. “The MRI detected a malignant lesion on my left side that needs to be removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a great doctor) that it was discovered so early.” Postponed Performances He has rescheduled a series of planned concerts, but stated he would be returning to perform by mid-February for his long-running concert series at his Vegas home. He went on to say: “The medical team do not believe it has spread and I’m undergoing further tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. Chemo is not needed. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and I Love Lucy reruns. “I’m counting the days until I return to my home away from home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our February love-themed shows.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a show in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the limelight and came out as gay in 2017, after wedding his manager and long-term partner in secret in 2014. The pair were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow spoke about how crucial his partner had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, returning to an empty hotel room, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re on your own evening after evening,” he said. “But I met Garry right around when it was blowing up. And I was spared from having to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had a person to share sorrows with or to celebrate with. “I desire that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was very solitary until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”
The singer has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having an operation. Cancer Caught Early The 82-year-old singer, known for a string of high-spirited hits from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have a procedure to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the illness, which is at an early phase. “As my fans are aware, I recently endured six weeks of bronchitis followed by a recurrence of another five weeks. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage for my residency, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to ensure that all was clear. “The MRI detected a malignant lesion on my left side that needs to be removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a great doctor) that it was discovered so early.” Postponed Performances He has rescheduled a series of planned concerts, but stated he would be returning to perform by mid-February for his long-running concert series at his Vegas home. He went on to say: “The medical team do not believe it has spread and I’m undergoing further tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. Chemo is not needed. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and I Love Lucy reruns. “I’m counting the days until I return to my home away from home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our February love-themed shows.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a show in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the limelight and came out as gay in 2017, after wedding his manager and long-term partner in secret in 2014. The pair were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow spoke about how crucial his partner had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, returning to an empty hotel room, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re on your own evening after evening,” he said. “But I met Garry right around when it was blowing up. And I was spared from having to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had a person to share sorrows with or to celebrate with. “I desire that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was very solitary until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”