Music Legend Barry Manilow to Undergo an Operation for Lung Cancer.
Barry Manilow announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will undergo a surgical procedure.
Spot Found in Initial Phase
The octogenarian performer, famous for his series of upbeat chart-toppers from "Copacabana" established him as one of pop music’s most beloved showmen, will have surgery to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the illness, which is detected early.
“As my fans are aware, I recently suffered from six weeks of a bronchial infection followed by a recurrence of another five weeks.
“Although I was past the infection and performing again at the Westgate Las Vegas, my attentive medical team insisted on an MRI just to be certain that all was clear.
“The MRI detected a malignant lesion on my left lung that requires removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was caught so early.”
Concert Delays
He has postponed a string of forthcoming shows, but stated he would be returning to perform by Valentine’s Day for his longstanding engagement in Las Vegas.
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. Chemo is not needed. No radiation. Just rest and recuperation and I Love Lucy reruns.
“I’m looking forward to until I come back to my home away from home in Las Vegas for our February love-themed shows.”
A Long Career and Personal Life
Manilow is now in the 16th year of a concert series at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the spotlight and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after marrying his longtime partner and manager in secret in 2014.
The couple were in a private romance for in excess of 35 years. Recently, Manilow spoke about how important his husband 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, going back to an lonesome hotel suite, you can find yourself in a lot of problems if you, you know, you’re on your own night after night,” he said.
“But I met Garry right around when it was exploding. And I no longer had to go back to those lonesome rooms. I had a partner to be vulnerable with or to celebrate with.
“I hope that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those suites 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.”
