Barry Manilow will probably be having surgical procedure to take away a cancerous spot on his lung and can reschedule his January concert events, the singer introduced Monday.
Manilow, 82, stated medical doctors discovered the most cancers after he had an prolonged bout of bronchitis — six weeks, then a relapse of one other 5 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 medical doctors do not consider most cancers has unfold, so for now he expects “No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and ‘I Love Lucy’ reruns.”
A press release issued by Manilow’s representatives specified that the spot was a stage one tumor, and that the surgical procedure would happen in late December.
Manilow will probably be recovering for the month of January and plans to return to motion with Valentine’s weekend concert events starting Feb. 12 on the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, after which his area concert events will resume Feb. 28 in Tampa, Florida.
Manilow was as a consequence of carry out 10 concert events in January at 9 places in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Ohio. They will now be held in February.
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