Barry Manilow, 82, Posts a Selfie from His Hospital Bed and Shares Health Update After Lung Cancer Diagnosis Charlotte PhillippJanuary 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM 0 Barry Manilow/Instagram; Joshua Blanchard/Getty Barry Manilow shares hospital selfie Barry Manilow gave fans a health update on Jan. 2 The post came weeks after the singer revealed that a cancerous spot had been found in his left lung and he was undergoing cancer treatment Manilow has taken a break from touring to heal Barry Manilow is giving fans a health update.
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Charlotte PhillippJanuary 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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Barry Manilow gave fans a health update on Jan. 2
The post came weeks after the singer revealed that a cancerous spot had been found in his left lung and he was undergoing cancer treatment
Manilow has taken a break from touring to heal
Barry Manilow is giving fans a health update.
Weeks after revealing that a cancerous spot had been found in his left lung and he was undergoing cancer treatment, the "Copacabana" singer, 82, fans through an Instagram post on Friday, Jan. 2.
Sharing a selfie of himself wearing a green gown in a hospital bed, Manilow captioned his post, "Better Today!"
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Barry Manilow's Instagram selfie.
In the comments section, Manilow's backup singer, Melanie Taylor, showed some support, writing: "That's my boss y'all!"
"He's making it through the rain! Love you B!" Taylor added, as Manilow's drummer, Matt Sorum, said, "Heal up Barry, much love."
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Last month, the "Mandy" musician revealed in a statement on his Facebook page that he'd need to take a break from performing after the cancerous spot was found on his left lung.
"As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks," Manilow said at the time. "Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI to make sure that everything was OK."
He continued, "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. That's the good news."
However, Manilow said the "bad news" was that he needed to have surgery to remove the spot.
"The doctors do not believe it was spread and I'm taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that's it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns," he explained.
After sharing the news of his diagnosis, Manilow told PEOPLE in a statement that he was feeling "great" and had "no symptoms."
"I'm thankful that my doctors were proactive and ran tests that typically wouldn't be done," he continued. "They caught it very, very early."
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Barry Manilow attends 76th Annual Tony Awards on June 11, 2023 in New York City.
Speaking with Billboard about his health in June, Manilow said he was "still healthy" and joked he wouldn't stop performing until he could no longer sing his 1978 hit song "Even Now" the way it is intended.
"There must be only a handful of people in my world that are still there. I'm still healthy. I'm strong and I've still got my voice and my energy," he said. "The night I can't hit the F natural on 'Even Now,' that's the night I throw in the towel. But I can still do it."
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