Kathy Griffin Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Will Undergo Surgery | THR News - video Dailymotion

The comic-actress said she has never smoked, but nonetheless, half of one lung will be removed.

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00:00Kathy Griffin revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

00:04The comic and actress who noted that she has never smoked revealed the news in a lengthy message posted to Twitter

00:09saying that she will be undergoing surgery where half of one lung will be removed.

00:14Griffin also noted,

00:15If all goes well, the actress said that she will not require chemotherapy or radiation treatments.

00:25I should be up and running around as usual in a month or less.

00:27Griffin did acknowledge how the past four years have been difficult for her,

00:31such as the firestorm she faced in 2017 after posing for an infamous picture

00:36with a fake but graphic-severed head of then-President Donald Trump.

00:40The comic and actress said that she would be back as soon as she could to entertain her fans once again,

00:45adding,

00:45I'm going to be just fine.

00:47She ended her message by stating that she has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19,

00:51adding,

00:52The consequences for being unvaccinated would have been even more severe.

00:56Please stay up to date with your medical checkups.

00:58It'll save your life.

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