Along with her role as Lucy on “ Big Bang Theory ,” Micucci is known for roles on sitcoms including “ Scrubs ” and “ Raising Hope .” She is also a voice actor and performs as one half of the comedy musical duo Garfunkel and Oates .
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Comedian , ‘ Big Bang Theory’ actor Kate Micucci shares lung cancer diagnosis
By Crystal Bonvilliann , Cox Media
Group National Content Desk December 12 , 2023 at 2:36 pm EST
What started out as unusual numbers in some routine bloodwork turned into a lung cancer diagnosis for “ Big Bang
Theory ” actor , singer and comedian Kate Micucci .
Micucci , 43 , opened up about the frightening diagnosis on TikTok , where she shared that she had a successful surgery on Dec . 8 to remove the cancer . According to E ! News , she dubbed the video a
“ SickTok .”
“ It ’ s pretty weird because I ’ ve never smoked a cigarette in my life , so , you know , it was a surprise , but also , I guess it happens ,” Micucci said in the Dec
. 9 video from her hospital room . “ And so , the greatest news is they caught it early , they got it out . I ’ m all good .”
Micucci reassured her fans that while she might be moving a little more slowly for a while , she is on the mend . As she waved goodbye to the camera , she quipped , “ Why am I still talking ? Cause I ’ m on drugs .”
@ katiemicucci An update on what I ’ ve been up to . # sicktokk # hospital # imokay # solucky # sendinglove ♬ original sound ‐ Katemicucci
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U . S ., according to the American Cancer Society . Suspected causes in patients who have never smoked include radon exposure , secondhandd smoke and air pollution , as well as workplace exposures to asbestos , diesel exhaust and certain other chemicals
.
About 75 % of patients do not receive a diagnosis until their disease is advanced , according to the National Library of Medicine . When caught early , however , the five‐year survival rate is up to 70 %.