"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.'"
"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. 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."
Dave Coulier received a diagnosis of stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2024 after swollen lymph nodes from an upper respiratory infection prompted testing. By March he showed no signs of lymphoma but continued periodic PET scans. A routine PET scan later revealed P16 squamous carcinoma at the base of his tongue, an HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer that doctors classified as unrelated to the prior lymphoma. Doctors prescribed 35 rounds of radiation scheduled to finish Dec. 31. Medical teams indicated a very good prognosis and credited early detection with saving his life both times.
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