a statement on social media<\/a>, Manilow said: \u201cAs many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks.<\/p>\n\u201cEven 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It\u2019s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cThe doctors do not believe it has spread and I\u2019m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that\u2019s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m counting the days until I return to my home away from home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our Valentine\u2019s weekend concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manilow is currently in the 16th year of a residency at the Westgate Las Vegas. The singer has spent decades in the spotlight and came out as gay in 2017, after marrying his manager and long-term partner Garry Kief in secret in 2014.<\/p>\n
Barry Manilow and his husband, Garry Kief, in 2016. Photograph: Kevin Mazur\/WireImage<\/p>\n
The pair were in a clandestine relationship for more than 35 years, and in 2023 Manilow told CNN Max how important Kieff had been to him during his rise to peak fame in the 1970s.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs my career exploded, it was just crazy. And, you know, going back to an empty hotel room, you can get into a lot of trouble if you, you know, you\u2019re alone night after night after night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I met Garry right around when it was exploding. And I didn\u2019t have to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had somebody to cry with or to celebrate with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish that young people [today] don\u2019t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you get yourself in trouble. I never did. But it was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n