“Full House” star Dave Coulier on Tuesday revealed he was diagnosed with a second type of cancer just months after beating stage 3 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
During an appearance on the “Today Show,” Coulier said he was diagnosed with HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer earlier this year. He added that his doctors made the discovery during his first routine checkup after beating lymphoma.
“Totally unrelated to the previous cancer that I had,” Coulier explained.
“So in October of this year, I went in for a PET scan, just a routine check-up and something flared on the PET scan,” he said. “It turned out that I have P16 squamous carcinoma at the base of my tongue. So I said to the doctors, I said, ‘Well, did this happen because of the lymphoma?’ And they said, ‘Totally unrelated.’”
Doctors told him he would have to undergo 35 rounds of radiation this time.
“I’ll be done [on] Dec. 31,” he said, adding that his prognosis is “very good” and that “early detection saved my life, not just the first time but the second time as well.”
In November of 2024, Coulier revealed his initial cancer diagnosis, explaining that he suffered from a upper respiratory infection resulting in the swelling of his lymph nodes, which led him to get tested and then diagnosed in October 2024. In March, he learned he had no signs of non-Hodgkin lymphoma but continued getting PET scans every few months.
