Dolph Lundgren reveals ‘serious’ 8-year cancer battle
nypost.com“In Depth With Graham Bensinger.” “But then they did a biopsy — and it was cancerous.”The Post reached out to Lundgren for comment.“The Expendables” actor grew emotional recalling his journey.
He said after the initial tumor discovery he underwent scans every six months, then every year, which he said were “fine.”But in 2020, the “Aquaman” star began suffering what he thought was acid reflux.It turned out to be more tumors, including one that had developed on Lundgren’s liver.
He was preparing to shoot a project in Alabama at the time. “At that point, it started to hit me that this is kind of something serious,” recalled the “Rocky IV” actor.Lundgren said he was preparing to have the tumor removed when he received even worse news. “The surgeon called me and said, ‘No, it’s grown now.
It’s too big. We can’t take it out,'” Lundgren recounted. “It’s like the size of like a small lemon.”Systemic therapy was the suggested treatment, which caused the actor to suffer awful side effects including diarrhea and severe weight loss. “His mouth got really sore,” said Lundgren’s fiancée, Emma Krokdal, 25.
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