The Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci has revealed that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
On Saturday, Kate Micucci the 43-year-old actress and comedian who played Lucy on the fan-favorite CBS comedy, posted a video on TikTok and shared her diagnosis in the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove the disease.
She said, “Hello everyone, this is not TikTok; this is a ‘Sick Talk’.” “I’m in the hospital but that’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. “They caught it very early.”
“It’s really weird, because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life, so, you know, it was a surprise,” Micucci said. “But I also think it happens, and the best news is they caught it early, they took it out, I’m OK.”
Lung cancer becoming a problem in United State
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths. Although smoking is by far the leading cause of lung cancer and it is rare to be diagnosed in someone who has never smoked, it is possible.
According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer in people who do not smoke can be caused by radon exposure, passive smoking, air pollution, or other factors.
When lung cancer is diagnosed in the early stages, 70 percent of patients survive for at least five years. Once lung cancer spreads to other parts of the body, the chances of long-term survival drop to less than five percent.
Kate Micucci cracks a joke and assures fans that she is in good shape now
“It’s been a long journey, and I’ll probably move slowly for a few weeks, but then I’ll get back to it,” Kate Micucci said, adding that she can’t wait to get back to painting.
“Why do I keep talking… because I’m drugs?” She joked, giving a thumbs up.
The post also included a video of Micucci walking slowly into the hospital wearing a gown while holding an IV drip.
Kate Micucci told how she found out she had lung cancer
In the comments section, the star responded to a fan who asked if she had any symptoms that required getting tested.
“There was something in my blood test that came up too high,” she explained, then noted that I had high levels of CRP, meaning there was a lot of inflammation. “So I went to a preventive doctor who did some scans. “They did a scan of my heart and found a spot right here on my lung.”
Micucci’s other credits include the films The Little Hours, The Last Laugh, and When in Rome, and the series Raising Hope, Scrubs and Garfunkel & Oates. He has also done voiceover work on American Dad!, Central Park, Bob’s Burgers, and Duck Tales.