🔗 Share this article Iconic Singer Barry Manilow Will Have an Operation for Lung Cancer. Barry Manilow announced that he has been diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his lung and is set to have an operation. Early-Stage Diagnosis The legendary 82-year-old artist, whose parade of high-spirited hits from "I Write the Songs" cemented his status as one of pop music’s enduringly popular entertainers, will have an operation to remove part of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is detected early. “As my fans are aware, I recently suffered from six weeks of a bronchial infection followed by a return of another five weeks. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and performing again at the Westgate Las Vegas, my attentive medical team requested an MRI just to be certain that all was clear. “The MRI identified a malignant lesion on my lung that must be removed. It’s incredible chance (and a fantastic physician) that it was found so early.” Concert Delays He has rescheduled a series of forthcoming concerts, but suggested he would be back on stage by the February holiday for his long-running residency at his Vegas home. He went on to say: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m having examinations to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemo. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and favorite shows. “I’m counting the days until I come back to my second home for our Vegas run for our special weekend performances.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a show in Nevada. The singer has been in the public eye and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after wedding his manager and long-term partner privately in 2014. The couple were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow reflected on how vital Kief had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just crazy. And, you know, returning to an empty hotel room, you can land in a lot of difficulty if you, you know, you’re on your own repeatedly,” he said. “But I found my partner right around when it was blowing up. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to cry with or to enjoy success with. “I desire that young people don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you get yourself in trouble. I never did. But it was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was fun.”
Barry Manilow announced that he has been diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his lung and is set to have an operation. Early-Stage Diagnosis The legendary 82-year-old artist, whose parade of high-spirited hits from "I Write the Songs" cemented his status as one of pop music’s enduringly popular entertainers, will have an operation to remove part of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is detected early. “As my fans are aware, I recently suffered from six weeks of a bronchial infection followed by a return of another five weeks. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and performing again at the Westgate Las Vegas, my attentive medical team requested an MRI just to be certain that all was clear. “The MRI identified a malignant lesion on my lung that must be removed. It’s incredible chance (and a fantastic physician) that it was found so early.” Concert Delays He has rescheduled a series of forthcoming concerts, but suggested he would be back on stage by the February holiday for his long-running residency at his Vegas home. He went on to say: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m having examinations to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemo. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just home remedies and favorite shows. “I’m counting the days until I come back to my second home for our Vegas run for our special weekend performances.” Decades in the Spotlight Manilow is now in the 16th year of a show in Nevada. The singer has been in the public eye and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after wedding his manager and long-term partner privately in 2014. The couple were in a clandestine partnership for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow reflected on how vital Kief had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “During my rapid rise to fame, it was just crazy. And, you know, returning to an empty hotel room, you can land in a lot of difficulty if you, you know, you’re on your own repeatedly,” he said. “But I found my partner right around when it was blowing up. And I didn’t have to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to cry with or to enjoy success with. “I desire that young people don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you get yourself in trouble. I never did. But it was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was fun.”