Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have Surgery for Cancer in His Lung.
Barry Manilow has revealed that he received a diagnosis with a cancerous growth in his lung and will be having a surgical procedure.
Early-Stage Diagnosis
The octogenarian performer, known for a string of beloved anthems from "Copacabana" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved showmen, will have a procedure to take out a section of lung tissue in an effort to fight off the condition, which is detected early.
“As my fans are aware, I recently went through six weeks of a severe cough followed by a relapse of another five weeks.
“Despite the fact that I was recovered from the illness and returned to the spotlight for my residency, my attentive medical team insisted on an MRI just to be certain that everything was OK.
“The MRI detected a malignant lesion on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a fantastic physician) that it was caught so early.”
Rescheduled Shows
He has rescheduled a series of planned concerts, but suggested he would be returning to perform by the February holiday for his enduring engagement at his Vegas home.
He continued: “The physicians do not believe it has metastasized and I’m undergoing further tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiation. Just home remedies and classic TV.
“I’m counting the days until I rejoin my second home in Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.”
Decades in the Spotlight
Manilow is currently in the 16th year of a show on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer has been in the spotlight and revealed he is gay in 2017, after marrying his longtime partner and manager in secret in 2014.
The duo were in a discreet partnership for in excess of 35 years. Recently, Manilow discussed how crucial his husband 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, coming home to an lonesome hotel suite, you can get into a lot of problems if you, you know, you’re on your own repeatedly,” he said.
“But I met Garry right around when it was exploding. And I didn’t have to go back to those lonesome rooms. I had a partner to be vulnerable with or to enjoy success with.
“I desire that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those hotel 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.”
