‘Very lucky’: ‘Big Bang Theory’ star reveals she’s cancer-free

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Big Bang Theory actress Kate Micucci has shared positive news on her health after revealing last week that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer — despite not having a history with smoking.

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“Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank you all so much for the good wishes and all the love that I have received this past week,” Micucci, 43, said in a video message shared with her 269,000 followers on TikTok. “It meant so much to me and really came at a time that I really needed it so thank you. I have great news, which is that I am cancer free!”

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Micucci added that doctors were able to catch the disease early enough before it spread.

“The surgery last week went great,” she continued. “All the reports came back that it worked. I don’t need to do any other treatment. So big thank you to all my doctors and nurses and everyone that took just really great care of me. And thanks to figuring it out early because I am very, very lucky and I know that. I’m just really grateful that things worked out as they did. I’m feeling really good today and I’m honestly just so excited and truly grateful. So thank you all for all the prayers and wishes. I’m just glad I can report some good news to you.”

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Her followers cheered the update, with one fan writing, “That’s fantastic news! You make the world so much better by being in it.”

“You always put a smile on my face,” another added.

The actress played the recurring character Lucy, the love interest of Kunal Nayyar’s Raj, in seasons 6, 7 and 10 of the beloved CBS sitcom. She has also appeared in episodes of Scrubs, Till Death, Raising Hope, How I Met Your Mother and Malcolm in the Middle, and others.

According to the Mayo Clinic, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.

People who smoke have the greatest risk of lung cancer, but the disease can also occur in people who have never smoked.

Former Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond, who was also a non-smoker, died just three weeks after being diagnosed in 2021.

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Comedian Kathy Griffin was also diagnosed with lung cancer, despite also being a non-smoker.

In her original announcement last week, Micucci stunned fans when she revealed that she had just undergone lung cancer surgery.

“Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok,’” Micucci said. “I’m in the hospital but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They caught it really early.”

Micucci said the diagnosis came as a shock because she had “never smoked a cigarette in my life.”

“It’s really weird, because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life so uh, you know, it was a surprise,” Micucci said. “But also I guess, it happens and so the greatest news is they caught it early, they got it out, I’m all good.”

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