Barry Manilow Scheduled for an Operation for Lung Cancer.

Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his lung and will be having an operation.

Cancer Caught Early

The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of high-spirited hits from "I Write the Songs" has made him one of pop music’s most beloved entertainers, will have a procedure to remove part of his lung in an effort to treat the disease, which is detected early.

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

“Despite the fact that I was past the infection and returned to the spotlight in Las Vegas, my attentive medical team insisted on an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK.

“The MRI detected a malignant lesion on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s incredible chance (and a fantastic physician) that it was found so early.”

Concert Delays

He has postponed a string of planned shows, but suggested he would be returning to perform by Valentine’s Day for his enduring engagement in Las Vegas.

He added: “The physicians do not believe it has spread and I’m having examinations to verify their assessment. So, that’s it. Chemo is not needed. No radiotherapy. Just rest and recuperation and classic TV.

“I’m looking forward to until I return to my second home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.”

Professional and Personal Journey

Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a residency in Nevada. The singer has enjoyed a career spanning many years in the limelight and revealed he is gay in 2017, after marrying his manager and long-term partner in secret in 2014.

The couple were in a clandestine romance for over 35 years. Last year, Manilow discussed how important his partner had been to him during his rise to peak fame in the 1970s.

“During my rapid rise to fame, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, returning to an empty hotel room, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re by yourself evening after evening,” he said.

“But I met Garry right around when it was blowing up. And I didn’t have to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had somebody to cry with or to celebrate with.

“I desire that young people don’t have to go back to those 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 joyful.”