The Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci, 43, reveals she is lung cancer-free after successful surgery: ‘I am very lucky and I know that’

By James On Dec 18, 2023

The Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci has revealed she is cancer-free after successful surgery last week.

The actress, 43, who played Raj's love interest Lucy on the show in eight episodes between 2013 and 2017, revealed for the first time last week that she had lung cancer and said the diagnosis shocked her because she had “never smoked a cigarette in my life '.

On TikTok, the star said on Sunday that she felt “happy and grateful” after her successful operation.

She said, “Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank you all so much for the well wishes and all the love I have received this past week.

'It meant so much to me and really came at a time when I really needed it, so thank you.

The Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci has revealed she is cancer-free after successful surgery last week

The star said she was now 'excited to hang out with my little boy at Christmas' and was seen affectionately kissing the three-year-old – who she shares with husband Jake Sinclair – at the end of the video

'I have great news, that I am cancer free! The operation last week went well. All reports came back that it worked, I don't need to do any other treatment.

'Thank you so much to all my doctors and nurses and everyone who took such good care of me. And thanks to figuring it out early, because I'm very lucky and I know it.

“I'm just very grateful that things turned out the way they did. I'm feeling really good today and I'm honestly so excited and really grateful. So thank you all for all the prayers and wishes. I'm just happy to tell you good news.'

Last week Micucci took to TikTok to document her recovery after successful surgery to remove the disease.

As she lay in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV, she said, “Hey everyone, this isn't a TikTok, it's a Sick Tok.

'I'm in hospital, but that's because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They noticed it very early.”

“It's really weird because I've never smoked a cigarette in my life, so it was a surprise, you know. But I also think it's happening and so the best news is that they caught it early, they got it out, and I'm fine.

She said: 'I have great news – I am cancer free! The operation last week went well. All reports came back that it worked, I don't need to do any other treatment'

The Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci has revealed she has lung cancer.

The 43-year-old actress, who played Raj's (Kunal Nayyar) love interest Lucy on the show in eight episodes between 2013 and 2017, took to TikTok on Saturday to document her recovery after a successful surgery to remove the disease.

WHAT IS LUNG CANCER?

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious forms of cancer.

About 47,000 people are diagnosed with the condition in Britain every year.

There are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer, but many people with the condition eventually develop symptoms, including:

– a persistent cough

– coughing up blood

– persistent shortness of breath

– unexplained fatigue and weight loss

– pain or soreness when breathing or coughing

If you have these symptoms, you should see a doctor.

Types of lung cancer

There are two main types of primary lung cancer.

These are classified based on the type of cells in which the cancer begins to grow.

They are:

– Non-small cell lung cancer. The most common form, accounting for more than 87 percent of cases.

– There are three types: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or large cell carcinoma.

– Small cell lung cancer – a less common form that usually spreads more quickly than non-small cell lung cancer.

– The type of lung cancer you have determines which treatments are recommended.

Who is affected

Lung cancer mainly affects the elderly. It rarely occurs in people under 40 years of age.

More than four in ten people in Britain with lung cancer are aged 75 or over.

Although people who have never smoked can develop lung cancer, smoking is the most common cause (accounting for about 72 percent of cases).

This is because smoking involves regularly inhaling a number of different toxins.

Treatment of lung cancer

Treatment depends on the type of mutation the cancer has, how far the cancer spreads, and how good your general health is.

If the condition is diagnosed early and the cancer cells are confined to a small area, surgery may be recommended to remove the affected lung area.

If surgery is not suitable due to your general health, radiotherapy may be recommended instead to destroy the cancer cells.

If the cancer has spread too far for surgery or radiotherapy to be effective, chemotherapy is usually used.

There are also some medications called targeted therapies.

They target a specific change in or around the cancer cells that helps them grow.

Targeted therapies cannot cure lung cancer, but they can slow its spread.

Source: NHS

“It's been a bit of a journey and I'll probably take it easy for a few weeks, but then I'll get back into it.”

“Why am I still talking… because I'm on drugs!”

Revealing how she was first diagnosed, she said: 'I had one thing in my blood work that came back really high.

'So I went to a preventive doctor who did a few scans. He scanned my heart and noticed the spot in my lung.'

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. It is detected using a low-dose computed tomography scan (CT scan).

One in six people will be diagnosed with lung cancer during their lifetime, and more than 127,000 lives are lost each year.

A recent report from the ACS shows that young women are more likely to suffer from lung cancer than men.

Men were almost twice as likely as women to develop the disease in the 1980s, due to higher rates of smoking and higher workplace exposure to substances such as asbestos.

As she lay in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV, she said, “Hey everyone, this isn't a TikTok, it's a Sick Tok. 'I'm in hospital, but that's because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They noticed it very early.”

But with declining cigarette use and safety regulations, the pattern has reversed, with young and middle-aged women now more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than men.

In 1992 there were about 65 new cases of lung cancer for every 100,000 people and by 2019 this had fallen to about 42.

Despite progress, an inequality is emerging between the sexes: lung cancer is diagnosed more often in women between the ages of 35 and 54 than in men in the same age group.

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer, and although the overall number of smokers has fallen dramatically, women are slower to quit.

By gender, approximately 67,000 men die from lung cancer each year, compared to 59,910 women.