What to know about actor Dave Coulier’s blood cancer: ‘Very aggressive’
Dave Coulier, 65, announced on Tuesday that he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The actor and comedian, best known for his role as Joey Gladstone in «Full House» from 1987 to 1995, said he was diagnosed in October after experiencing an upper respiratory infection caused by major swelling in his lymph nodes.
«Three days later, my doctors called me back, and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and it's called B cell, and it's very aggressive,'» he told People.
'FULL HOUSE' STAR DAVE COULIER DIAGNOSED WITH 'VERY AGGRESSIVE' CANCER
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL or lymphoma) is a blood cancer that originates in the white blood cells (lymphocytes) that are part of the body’s immune system, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Every year, more than 80,000 Americans are diagnosed with NHL.
«Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of white blood cell cancers that ca..