
Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will reschedule his January concerts, the singer announced Monday.
Manilow, 82, said doctors found the cancer after he had an extended bout of bronchitis — six weeks, then a relapse of another five weeks.
“My wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK,” Manilow wrote on Instagram. “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.”
The singer added that doctors don't believe cancer has spread, so for now he expects “No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and ‘I Love Lucy’ reruns.”
A statement issued by Manilow's representatives specified that the spot was a stage one tumor, and that the surgery would take place in late December.
Manilow will be recovering for the month of January and plans to return to action with Valentine's weekend concerts beginning Feb. 12 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, and then his arena concerts will resume Feb. 28 in Tampa, Florida.
Manilow was due to perform 10 concerts in January at nine locations in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Ohio. They will now be held in February.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Reports: Nepal's former PM arrested over deadly protest crackdown - 2
Two policemen injured at religious youth protest in Jerusalem marking Ahuvia Sandak's death - 3
Flourishing as a Charitable Pioneer: Individual Encounters in Generosity - 4
Changes to CDC website spark debate over autism and vaccine misinformation - 5
See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission
Planet-eating stars hint at Earth's ultimate fate
CNN Crew Detained and Journalist Put in Chokehold in IDF Run-In: ‘We’re Journalists. What Are You Doing?!’
What to know about cheese voluntarily recalled in 20 states
Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex
The Most Notable Design Brands of the 21st Hundred years
Winter storm warnings issued across Northeast as up to 9 inches of snow forecast; deadly atmospheric river in California snarls travel
Activists guilty over Palestine protest breach
Geminid meteors streak under green sky | Space photo of the day for Dec. 19, 2025
The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies













