Dave Coulier has once again been declared cancer-free after treatment for cancer of the tongue.
The 66-year-old actor, best known for Full House, told Good Morning America on Wednesday that he is now in remission from tongue cancer. This update arrives not long after he announced he was clear of Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year.
“It’s been a roller-coaster for sure,” Coulier told fellow survivor Robin Roberts in observance of World Cancer Day. “I’m in remission from both cancers. What a journey it’s been.”
Coulier first went public about the tongue cancer diagnosis in December, explaining that doctors had biopsied part of his tongue and that he was scheduled to undergo 35 sessions of radiation, finishing on Dec. 31.
He described the toll radiation can take, saying its side effects are very different and can rob you of parts of your life—mentally, emotionally and physically. But he emphasized he refused to let the disease take away his spirit. “I decided I wasn’t going to let cancer do that. I was going to laugh through it and keep my loved ones near. That really helped,” he told Roberts.
Coulier singled out his wife, Melissa Bring, praising her as “amazing” during his treatments, and noted that former Full House co-star John Stamos stayed close throughout the ordeal.
“John flew to Michigan to visit, and he made me laugh,” Coulier recalled. “He’s like family to me. He even wore a bald cap, and when he appeared like that I literally fell to the floor laughing. He ended up getting COVID while he was with us, so we were like two kids in the hallway talking on walkie-talkies. Very mature behavior!”
He said he hopes his openness about his health struggles encourages others to be proactive with their own care. “I feel like I can help people,” Coulier stated. “I never wanted to be the poster child for cancer, but now I feel I can push people to get prostate checks and mammograms. Talk with your doctors and be proactive.”
Although he is in remission, Coulier admitted the experience lingers in his mind. “Even now, it feels like cancer is in the rear-view mirror, trying to overtake me,” he said. “So catching things early really matters.”
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