🔗 Share this article Music Legend Barry Manilow to Undergo an Operation for Lung Cancer. The singer has disclosed that he received a diagnosis with lung cancer and will be having a surgical procedure. Spot Found in Initial Phase The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of upbeat chart-toppers from "Copacabana" cemented his status as one of pop music’s cherished showmen, will have a procedure to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is in its early stages. “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 over the bronchitis and performing again at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor requested an MRI just to ensure that everything was OK. “The MRI discovered a tumor on my left side that requires removed. It’s pure luck (and a skilled doctor) that it was caught so early.” Postponed Performances He has delayed a number of planned concerts, but suggested he would be on stage again by Valentine’s Day for his enduring concert series at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. He added: “The physicians do not believe it has traveled and I’m having examinations to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemo. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just rest and recuperation and favorite shows. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I come back to my second home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our special weekend performances.” A Long Career and Personal Life Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a show at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has been in the spotlight and revealed he is gay in 2017, after wedding his partner of many years, Garry Kief confidentially in 2014. The couple were in a private partnership for in excess of 35 years. In 2023, Manilow discussed how important his partner had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “As my career exploded, it was just crazy. And, you know, coming home to an lonesome hotel suite, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re alone evening after evening,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was blowing up. And I no longer had to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to be vulnerable with or to celebrate with. “I desire that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those 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 received a diagnosis with lung cancer and will be having a surgical procedure. Spot Found in Initial Phase The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of upbeat chart-toppers from "Copacabana" cemented his status as one of pop music’s cherished showmen, will have a procedure to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is in its early stages. “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 over the bronchitis and performing again at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor requested an MRI just to ensure that everything was OK. “The MRI discovered a tumor on my left side that requires removed. It’s pure luck (and a skilled doctor) that it was caught so early.” Postponed Performances He has delayed a number of planned concerts, but suggested he would be on stage again by Valentine’s Day for his enduring concert series at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. He added: “The physicians do not believe it has traveled and I’m having examinations to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemo. Radiation therapy is off the table. Just rest and recuperation and favorite shows. “I’m eagerly awaiting until I come back to my second home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our special weekend performances.” A Long Career and Personal Life Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a show at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has been in the spotlight and revealed he is gay in 2017, after wedding his partner of many years, Garry Kief confidentially in 2014. The couple were in a private partnership for in excess of 35 years. In 2023, Manilow discussed how important his partner had been to him during his ascent to stardom in the 1970s. “As my career exploded, it was just crazy. And, you know, coming home to an lonesome hotel suite, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re alone evening after evening,” he said. “But I encountered my future husband right around when it was blowing up. And I no longer had to go back to those isolated suites. I had a person to be vulnerable with or to celebrate with. “I desire that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those 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.”