Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis, will postpone January concerts

Barry Manilow has been diagnosed with lung crab and volition beryllium postponing his January concerts.

“I’m precise atrocious that you person to alteration your plans,” the “Mandy” vocalist wrote successful a connection posted to Instagram connected Monday revealing his diagnosis. According to Manilow, his doctors had discovered “a cancerous spot” connected his near lung that helium volition person surgically removed.

“As galore of you cognize I precocious went done six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of different 5 weeks,” Manilow wrote successful the statement. “Even though I was implicit the bronchitis and backmost connected signifier astatine the Westgate Las Vegas, my fantastic doc ordered an MRI conscionable to marque definite that everything was OK.”

The “Copacabana (At the Copa)” vocalist said it was “pure luck” that the crab was recovered aboriginal and that his doctors “do not judge it has spread.” He added that helium is taking further tests to corroborate that diagnosis.

“[N]ow that the Christmas A Gift of Love concerts are implicit I’m going into country to person the spot removed,” Manilow continued successful his statement. “So that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chickenhearted crockery and I Love Lucy reruns.”

The January arena concerts person been rescheduled due to the fact that betterment from the country volition instrumentality a month, said the 82-year-old singer, whose hits besides see “Could It Be Magic,” “I Write the Songs” and “Weekend successful New England.” The caller dates, starting successful precocious February and continuing done April, were included successful the Instagram post. Ticketholders for the canceled shows volition beryllium capable to reschedule to the caller dates.

Manilow besides noted his adjacent scheduled performances volition beryllium implicit Valentine’s Day play backmost astatine the Westgate Las Vegas, wherever helium has a beingness residency.

“Something tells maine that February play is going to beryllium 1 large party,” Manilow wrote, earlier wishing his fans “a fantastic Christmas and New Year.” “And remember, if you adjacent person the slightest symptom... get tested!”