Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have Surgery for Lung Cancer.

The singer has disclosed that he was diagnosed with cancer of the lung and will be having an operation.

Cancer Caught Early

The 82-year-old singer, famous for his series of upbeat chart-toppers from "Copacabana" cemented his status as one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have a procedure to remove part of his lung in an effort to combat the condition, which is detected early.

“For those who have been following, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a return of another five weeks.

“Although I was over the bronchitis and back on stage for my residency, my attentive medical team insisted on an MRI just to make sure that there were no issues.

“The MRI detected a tumor on my left side that requires removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a great doctor) that it was discovered so early.”

Concert Delays

He has postponed a series of forthcoming live performances, but stated he would be returning to perform by Valentine’s Day for his enduring concert series at his Vegas home.

He continued: “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 counting the days until I come back to my second home in Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.”

Decades in the Spotlight

Manilow is now in the 16th year of a residency at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the limelight and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his partner of many years, Garry Kief privately in 2014.

The couple were in a discreet partnership for in excess of 35 years. Recently, Manilow discussed how important his husband had been to him during his rise to peak fame in the 1970s.

“When my fame skyrocketed, it was just hectic. And, you know, returning to an vacant room, you can find yourself in a lot of difficulty if you, you know, you’re alone evening after evening,” he said.

“But I met Garry right around when it was blowing up. And I no longer had to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had a partner to be vulnerable with or to celebrate 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 a shared adventure.”