🔗 Share this article Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have Surgery for Cancer in His Lung. Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having surgery. Early-Stage Diagnosis The octogenarian performer, famous for his series of beloved anthems from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s cherished showmen, will have a procedure 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 endured six weeks of a severe cough followed by a relapse of another five weeks. “Although I was past the infection and performing again in Las Vegas, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to make sure that all was clear. “The MRI identified a tumor on my lung that requires removed. It’s pure luck (and a skilled doctor) that it was found so early.” Concert Delays He has delayed a number of upcoming live performances, but indicated he would be on stage again by the February holiday for his long-running residency at his Vegas home. He added: “The doctors do not believe it has traveled and I’m having examinations to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiotherapy. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I come back to my home away from home for our Vegas run for our February love-themed shows.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a concert series in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the spotlight and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his manager and long-term partner in secret in 2014. The couple were in a discreet romance for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow discussed how crucial his husband had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s. “When my fame skyrocketed, it was just crazy. And, you know, going back to an lonesome hotel suite, you can get into a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re by yourself repeatedly,” 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 partner to share sorrows with or to celebrate with. “I hope that young people don’t have to go back to those rooms by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”
Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having surgery. Early-Stage Diagnosis The octogenarian performer, famous for his series of beloved anthems from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s cherished showmen, will have a procedure 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 endured six weeks of a severe cough followed by a relapse of another five weeks. “Although I was past the infection and performing again in Las Vegas, my attentive medical team ordered an MRI just to make sure that all was clear. “The MRI identified a tumor on my lung that requires removed. It’s pure luck (and a skilled doctor) that it was found so early.” Concert Delays He has delayed a number of upcoming live performances, but indicated he would be on stage again by the February holiday for his long-running residency at his Vegas home. He added: “The doctors do not believe it has traveled and I’m having examinations to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiotherapy. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I come back to my home away from home for our Vegas run for our February love-themed shows.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a concert series in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the spotlight and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his manager and long-term partner in secret in 2014. The couple were in a discreet romance for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow discussed how crucial his husband had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s. “When my fame skyrocketed, it was just crazy. And, you know, going back to an lonesome hotel suite, you can get into a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re by yourself repeatedly,” 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 partner to share sorrows with or to celebrate with. “I hope that young people don’t have to go back to those rooms by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”