Dave Coulier Says He's "OK If This Is the End" Amid Cancer Battle

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Dave Coulier has lived a afloat life.

The Full House alum opened up astir however his recent signifier 3 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis has impacted his outlook connected life, sharing a revelation that he'd discussed with wife Melissa Coulier.

"I told Melissa I don’t cognize why, but I [am] OK with immoderate the quality [is] going to beryllium nary substance however devastating," Coulier told Today.com successful an interrogation published Nov. 13. "I can’t explicate wherever that came from."

"I’ve had an unthinkable life," helium continued. "I’ve had the astir astonishing radical successful my life. This has been an bonzer journey, and I’m OK if this is the extremity of the journey."

The 65-year-old recounted archetypal uncovering retired astir his diagnosis implicit the telephone astir 5 weeks anterior to sharing it publicly.

"The archetypal happening I said to them was, 'Wait a infinitesimal — cancer?'" helium recalled. "I was feeling similar I got punched successful the tummy due to the fact that it ne'er happens to you. You ever perceive astir it happening to idiosyncratic else."

The Fuller House star's caput past jumped to his woman of 10 years.

"I was conscionable contemplating, 'How bash I archer her?'" helium explained. "When I told her, of course, she thought I was joking."

Coulier added that his woman "has been truthful unthinkable from erstwhile [they] archetypal got the news" and has "organized [his] full life, from nutrition to the doctor’s appointments to the pills," adjacent going truthful acold arsenic having his supplies "color-coded."

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In the clip since his diagnosis, the histrion has undergone 3 surgeries, finished his archetypal of an expected six rounds of chemotherapy and started losing his hair, joking with Today host Hoda Kotb during his Nov. 13 quality that helium looks "like a small babe vertebrate now."

While Coulier's crab is "very aggressive"—he had a "golf ball"-sized maturation successful his groin that was increasing "very quickly"—the histrion noted that his doctors expect him to beryllium successful "total remission" by the clip he's finished with chemo successful February 2025.

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"It’s been a spot of a roller coaster," helium reflected. "There [are] days wherever I consciousness unbelievable. Then there’s different days wherever … I’m conscionable going to laic down and fto this beryllium what it’s going to be."

Ultimately, Coulier hopes that by sharing his story, helium tin promote others to get checked to hopefully debar an adjacent much superior diagnosis.

"I'm treating this arsenic a journey," helium said. "And if I tin assistance idiosyncratic who's watching contiguous get an aboriginal screening, a bosom exam, a colonoscopy, a prostate exam, spell bash it. Because, you know, for me, aboriginal detection meant everything."

Read connected for much celebs who person opened up astir their crab journeys.

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Jim Beaver

The actor, known for roles in The Boys and Supernatural, shared connected Feb. 3, 2023, that helium had battled prostate crab for years and was crab free.

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Ariana Madix

"I had to person a lil spot o'cancer removed from my assemblage and lymph nodes biopsied," the Vanderpump Rules prima revealed to fans astatine the adjacent of 2018. "(In the wide now!)"

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Marcia Cross

The Desperate Housewives prima revealed to fans successful September 2018 that she survived anal cancer. "After posting a representation of myself present and uttering the words #cancer and #hairloss, I consciousness liberated, deliriously escaped and wholly me," she shared connected Instagram

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Dustin Hoffman

The two-time Oscar victor underwent palmy attraction for cancer, and his rep confirmed to E! News that doctors deemed Hoffman "surgically cured."

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Hugh Jackman

The X-Men prima was treated for his 3rd basal compartment carcinoma backmost successful 2014, and aft his 3rd treatment, Jackman's rep told E! News that he's "all good" now.

In April 2023, Hugh had 2 biopsies for further basal compartment carcinoma. At the time, helium told fans, "If I tin conscionable instrumentality this accidental to punctual you summertime is coming for those of america successful the bluish hemisphere, delight deterioration sunscreen."

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Camille Grammer

The erstwhile Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima celebrated 1 twelvemonth of being cancer-free successful January. The parent of 2 was diagnosed with endometrial cancer backmost successful 2013 and underwent a extremist hysterectomy.

Then successful 2017, Camille had country to remove Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a benignant of tegument cancer. 

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Cobie Smulders

The Avengers: Age of Ultron histrion battled ovarian cancer astatine the property of 25 and flooded likelihood erstwhile she welcomed 2 children with hubby Taran Killam.

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Dr. Drew Pinsky

TV big reveals helium underwent country for prostate cancer successful July 2013 and has since been fixed a cleanable measure of health.

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Brooke Burke

The Dancing with the Stars cohost underwent successful country for thyroid cancer. The parent of four tweeted, "Thx for each the twitter love. I'm [home] recovering & resting."

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Angie Everhart

"MY DR CALLED ME ON A SAT. MORNING TO TELL ME I AM CANCER FREE!!!!! #wootothemotherf--kinhoo," the histrion tweeted aft receiving the good news.

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Christina Applegate

The Up All Night star was declared "100-percent clear" of bosom crab aft attraction and a treble mastectomy.

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Michael C. Hall

The Dexter prima utilized a hiatus from his deed bid to slay Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Michelle Monaghan

The Australian histrion revealed successful October 2011 that she had a cancerous mole removed from her calf aft her hubby encouraged her to get the suspicious-looking people checked out.

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Ewan McGregor

The Scot is trainspotting conscionable good these days aft having a cancerous mole removed from beneath his close eye.

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Sheryl Crow

The vocalist beat bosom cancer successful 2004 with a "minimally invasive" lumpectomy and radiation therapy.

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Michael Douglas

The Oscar victor declared successful aboriginal 2011 that his tumor was gone and helium had pharynx crab "beat."

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Edie Falco

The Emmy victor whacked bosom cancer successful 2004.

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Anderson Cooper

Surely the CNN seasoned wears his SPF erstwhile he's braving the elements present aft having a cancerous maturation removed from nether his near oculus successful 2008.

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Kylie Minogue

The Australian popular prima underwent palmy surgery for bosom crab successful 2005.

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Barry Watson

The 7th Heaven prima was diagnosed with Hodgkin's illness erstwhile helium was lone 28. He's 37 present and looking good!

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Maura Tierney

The ER fave had to wantonness her relation successful Parenthood to fight bosom cancer successful 2009—but her attraction was a occurrence and she was backmost connected the reddish carpet successful nary time.

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Sharon Osbourne

The America's Got Talent justice was diagnosed with colon crab portion shooting The Osbournes successful 2002 and utilized the accidental to accent the value of regular screenings portion attacking the #@%! with chemotherapy. She was declared cancer-free the pursuing year.

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Robert De Niro

The Oscar victor took prostate cancer down, down to Chinatown, successful 2003, and has been successful astir 400 movies since then.

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Robin Roberts

The Good Morning America cohost proudly flaunted her creaseless scalp portion undergoing chemotherapy to dainty bosom crab successful 2007.

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Lance Armstrong

The champion cyclist battled backmost from stage-four testicular crab earlier winning 7 consecutive Tour de France titles.

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Melissa Etheridge

The Grammy and Oscar victor became an inspiring activistic aft a lumpectomy and chemotherapy cleared her of bosom cancer successful 2005.

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Julia Sweeney

The erstwhile Saturday Night Live standout mined her bosom crab conflict for comedic worldly that turned into God Said Ha!, her palmy one-woman amusement that yet went to Broadway.

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Cynthia Nixon

The Sex and the City prima was diagnosed with bosom crab successful 2006, and aft country and radiation treatments, she was given the clear.

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Samantha Harris

Harris underwent a double mastectomy aft being diagnosed with bosom cancer.

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Sarah Paulson

The Studio 60 connected the Sunset Strip star sports a scar connected her backmost wherever doctors successfully removed a melanoma.

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