Stanley Tucci on his ‘awful’ cancer treatment, being misdiagnosed for 2 years

Stanley Tucci says he was misdiagnosed for two years and he was 'lucky' that the cancer did not metastasize. Photo: APThe Oscar-winninghost Willie Geist for a conversation about his love for food, Hollywood projects and his health published Sunday .star told Geist that he was “absolutely terrified” when he learned he had cancer in 2017.

“It was terrifying. My first wife died of cancer. I’ve had a lot of friends who died of cancer,” Tucci, 62, told Geist. “When I got it, I was completely shocked.”, said oral cancer was “common” among men his age. Tucci said he was misdiagnosed for two years and he was “lucky” that the cancer did not metastasize.

Tucci said his tumour was too large to remove via surgery and he subsequently underwent 35 days of treatment, including six rounds of “light-dose” chemotherapy.Tucci, whose affinity for good food has stemmed into a lucrative career with projects including CNN’s“I lost 35 pounds ,” he said. “I couldn’t eat. I had a feeding tube for six months and everything tasted like you-know-what and smelled like you-know-what.

He continued: “And it took months and months and months for me to finally be able to eat again and then taste properly again.”star reassured Geist that he’s “fine” and currently in good health, despite the diagnosis and the rigorous treatment. He also boasted he “can actually taste and smell better” post-treatment., he recalled losing his first wife, Kate Tucci, to breast cancer in 2009.

“I mean, they had to drag me, kicking and screaming,” he said, “but now, I wouldn’t be around if I hadn’t done that.” – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service

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