Conservative radio host and commentator Rush Limbaugh revealed earlier today that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
Limbaugh revealed to his listeners on Monday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer after visiting two medical institutions on January 20. The radio host says it was hard for him to reveal the news due to keeping his personal life private:
“I’m sure that you all know by now that I really don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like making things about me. I like this program to be about you and the things that matter to all of us. I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer,”
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He further stated that he knew something was wrong during his birthday weekend and decided to take action about his health.
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“What led to shortness of breath that I thought might have been asthma or my heart. … It was not that. It was a pulmonary problem involving malignancy,” he explained. “I’m going to be gone the next couple days as we figure out the treatment course of action and have further testing done. But as I said, I’m going to be there as often as I can.”
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“I thought about not telling anybody; I thought about doing this without anybody knowing, because I don’t like making things about me. But there are going to be days when I’m not able to be here because I’m undergoing treatment or I’m reacting to treatment.”
Recently, Limbaugh renewed his contract with the syndication company Premiere Radio Networks.
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