Barry Manilow Scheduled for an Operation for a Lung Cancer Diagnosis.
Barry Manilow announced that he was diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having surgery.
Cancer Caught Early
The 82-year-old singer, famous for his series of upbeat chart-toppers from "Copacabana" established him as one of pop music’s cherished performers, will have an operation to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the disease, which is detected early.
“As my fans are aware, I recently went through six weeks of a severe cough followed by a return of another five weeks.
“Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage in Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor insisted on an MRI just to ensure that all was clear.
“The MRI identified a tumor on my lung that must be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early.”
Postponed Performances
He has rescheduled a number of upcoming live performances, but stated he would be back on stage by the February holiday for his long-running engagement at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
He went on to say: “The physicians do not believe it has traveled and I’m taking tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiotherapy. Just rest and recuperation and classic TV.
“I’m eagerly awaiting until I come back to my second home for our Vegas run for our February love-themed shows.”
Professional and Personal Journey
Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a show in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the spotlight and revealed he is gay in 2017, after marrying his longtime partner and manager privately in 2014.
The duo were in a clandestine partnership for in excess of 35 years. In 2023, Manilow spoke about how vital Kief had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s.
“During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, coming home to an vacant room, you can get into 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 exploding. And I no longer had to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had a person to be vulnerable with or to enjoy success with.
“I wish that aspiring artists don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you might succumb to pitfalls. I never did. But it was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was a shared adventure.”
