🔗 Share this article Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have an Operation for Cancer in His Lung. Barry Manilow announced that he received a diagnosis with lung cancer and will undergo surgery. Early-Stage Diagnosis The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of high-spirited hits from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have an operation to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is detected early. “As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. “Despite the fact that I was past the infection and performing again for my residency, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to ensure that everything was OK. “The MRI detected a tumor on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s incredible chance (and a skilled doctor) that it was caught so early.” Rescheduled Shows He has postponed a number of planned live performances, but suggested he would be on stage again by mid-February for his enduring concert series in Las Vegas. He continued: “The physicians do not believe it has spread and I’m having examinations to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and favorite shows. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I rejoin my familiar venue for our Vegas run for our special weekend performances.” Professional and Personal Journey Manilow is now in the 16th year of a residency at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the public eye and came out as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his manager and long-term partner confidentially in 2014. The duo were in a private relationship for over 35 years. Last year, Manilow discussed how crucial Kief 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 empty hotel room, you can get into a lot of difficulty if you, you know, you’re by yourself repeatedly,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was taking off. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had somebody to be vulnerable with or to share joys with. “I wish that young people don’t have to go back to those suites by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was a shared adventure.”
Barry Manilow announced that he received a diagnosis with lung cancer and will undergo surgery. Early-Stage Diagnosis The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of high-spirited hits from "Mandy" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have an operation to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is detected early. “As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. “Despite the fact that I was past the infection and performing again for my residency, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to ensure that everything was OK. “The MRI detected a tumor on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s incredible chance (and a skilled doctor) that it was caught so early.” Rescheduled Shows He has postponed a number of planned live performances, but suggested he would be on stage again by mid-February for his enduring concert series in Las Vegas. He continued: “The physicians do not believe it has spread and I’m having examinations to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and favorite shows. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I rejoin my familiar venue for our Vegas run for our special weekend performances.” Professional and Personal Journey Manilow is now in the 16th year of a residency at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the public eye and came out as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his manager and long-term partner confidentially in 2014. The duo were in a private relationship for over 35 years. Last year, Manilow discussed how crucial Kief 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 empty hotel room, you can get into a lot of difficulty if you, you know, you’re by yourself repeatedly,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was taking off. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had somebody to be vulnerable with or to share joys with. “I wish that young people don’t have to go back to those suites by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was a shared adventure.”