🔗 Share this article Music Legend Barry Manilow Scheduled for an Operation for Cancer in His Lung. The singer has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and is set to have a surgical procedure. Cancer Caught Early The legendary 82-year-old artist, whose parade of upbeat chart-toppers from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved showmen, will have an operation to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the illness, which is detected early. “As my fans are aware, I recently suffered from six weeks of bronchitis followed by a recurrence of another five weeks. “Although I was past the infection and returned to the spotlight in Las Vegas, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to ensure that all was clear. “The MRI detected a tumor on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a fantastic physician) that it was caught so early.” Postponed Performances He has rescheduled a string of forthcoming live performances, but suggested he would be back on stage by the February holiday for his long-running concert series at his Vegas home. He continued: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m taking tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiation. Just chicken soup and classic TV. “I’m counting the days until I return to my second home in Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.” Professional and Personal Journey Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a show on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer has spent decades in the limelight and came out as gay in 2017, after wedding his longtime partner and manager confidentially in 2014. The couple were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. Recently, Manilow discussed how crucial his husband had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, going back to an empty hotel room, you can land in a lot of problems if you, you know, you’re by yourself evening after evening,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was exploding. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to cry with or to celebrate with. “I desire that young people don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you can make poor choices. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”
The singer has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and is set to have a surgical procedure. Cancer Caught Early The legendary 82-year-old artist, whose parade of upbeat chart-toppers from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved showmen, will have an operation to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the illness, which is detected early. “As my fans are aware, I recently suffered from six weeks of bronchitis followed by a recurrence of another five weeks. “Although I was past the infection and returned to the spotlight in Las Vegas, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to ensure that all was clear. “The MRI detected a tumor on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a fantastic physician) that it was caught so early.” Postponed Performances He has rescheduled a string of forthcoming live performances, but suggested he would be back on stage by the February holiday for his long-running concert series at his Vegas home. He continued: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m taking tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiation. Just chicken soup and classic TV. “I’m counting the days until I return to my second home in Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.” Professional and Personal Journey Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a show on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer has spent decades in the limelight and came out as gay in 2017, after wedding his longtime partner and manager confidentially in 2014. The couple were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. Recently, Manilow discussed how crucial his husband had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, going back to an empty hotel room, you can land in a lot of problems if you, you know, you’re by yourself evening after evening,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was exploding. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to cry with or to celebrate with. “I desire that young people don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you can make poor choices. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”