'Full House' star reveals stage 3 cancer diagnosis

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Dave Coulier was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Full house star, known for his role as Uncle Joey, opened up about his “rollercoaster” health battle on the Wednesday, November 13, episode Today show. “[I was] I feel like I've been punched in the stomach because this never happens to you. “You always hear about it happening to someone else,” he said when he learned of his diagnosis.

The first symptom he felt was a lump in his groin. The 65-year-old comedian said he had been “sitting in pain for a few days” as he waited to find out whether the illness had spread to other parts of his body. However, he was told the cancer had not progressed beyond his lymphatic system.

“I agree with the news [is] will be, no matter how devastating. … I had an incredible life. I had the greatest people in my life. “This has been an extraordinary journey and I agree that the journey is over,” he recalled telling his wife, Melissa Coulier, to whom he had been married since July 2014, as he waited to find out whether the cancer had spread.

He has since started chemotherapy, which he described as “intense” and admitted it “scared the daylights out of him”. The Fuller house Alum is scheduled to undergo six rounds of chemotherapy every three weeks and expects treatment to be completed by February 2025.

“There [are] Days when I feel incredible. Then there are other days where … I just lay down and let it be what it is,” Coulier said of the treatment process. Although the diagnosis may sound scary, Coulier assured fans that the cure rate of 1 is promising.

Videos of him Today His look was quickly shared on Coulier's social media accounts – including a clip of him being hugged by his longtime friend, and Today Weather anchor, Al Roker.

In one of the videos, the '90s star explains why he wanted to share his diagnosis. “If I can help someone watching today get a screening exam, a breast exam, a colonoscopy or a prostate exam, then do it — because to me, early detection meant everything,” he said.

Today Host Hoda Kotb praised his “beautiful attitude” and Coulier shared some of the things that helped him get through his “journey.” He said: “Keep laughing through life, that’s important, and keep your friends and family close.”