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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.
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