Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The singer shared a statement on Instagram revealing his diagnosis and that he needs to reschedule his January shows in order to have surgery to remove a spot. Manilow shared that doctors found the spot after a doctor ordered an MRI over his case of bronchitis. “As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK,” Manilow said in his statement. “The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.” “The doctors do not believe it has spread, and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns,” Manilow continued.Manilow shared that while his January shows will be rescheduled, he plans to be back performing in February in Las Vegas. He ended his message encouraging everyone to get tested if they ever feel like something is wrong.
Barry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
The singer shared a statement on Instagram revealing his diagnosis and that he needs to reschedule his January shows in order to have surgery to remove a spot.
Manilow shared that doctors found the spot after a doctor ordered an MRI over his case of bronchitis.
“As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK,” Manilow said in his statement. “The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.”
“The doctors do not believe it has spread, and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns,” Manilow continued.
Manilow shared that while his January shows will be rescheduled, he plans to be back performing in February in Las Vegas.
He ended his message encouraging everyone to get tested if they ever feel like something is wrong.
