Big Bang Theory Star Kate Micucci Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Never Smoked a Cigarette in My Life’

Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci has revealed that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

On Saturday, the 43-year-old actress and comedian — who played Lucy on the beloved CBS sitcom — posted a video on TikTok sharing her diagnosis from the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove the disease.

“Hey everyone, this isn’t TikTok, it’s ‘Sick Tok,'” she said. “I’m in the hospital, but that’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They caught him very early.”

“It’s really weird, because I’ve never lit a cigarette in my life, so it was a surprise,” Micucci said. “But I also assume, too, that it’s happening and that’s why the biggest news is that they caught him early, they got him out, I’m fine.”

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Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States, accounting for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths. Although smoking is by far the leading cause of lung cancer and it is rarely diagnosed in someone who has never smoked, it is possible.

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer in people who do not smoke can be caused by exposure to radon, secondhand smoke, air pollution or other factors.

When lung cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, 70 percent live at least five years. Once lung cancer has spread to other parts of the body, long-term survival is only five percent.

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“It was a small trip and [I’ll] it’s probably going to be slow for a few weeks, but then I’ll get back to it,” Micucci said, adding that she can’t wait to get back to painting.

“Why am I still talking… because I’m on drugs!” she joked giving a thumbs up.

Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) and Lucy (Kate Micucci) on The Big Bang Theory.

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The post also included a video of Micucci slowly walking around the hospital in her gown while wheeled around with an IV.

In the comments section, the star responded to a fan who asked if she had the symptoms that caused her to go for a check-up.

“I had one thing in my blood work that came up really high,” she explained, noting later that she had high levels of CRP, which means there was a lot of inflammation. “So I went to a preventive doctor who did several tests. He scanned my heart and there was a spot on the lung.”

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