Dolph Lundgren, 65, reveals he has been battling lung cancer for eight years and worries his steroid use is to blame and riffs on Rocky IV catchphrase as he talks about tumor, saying ‘if it dies, it dies’
- Actor Lundgren, 65, has opened up on how he was first diagnosed with cancer in 2015
- He said he was given only a few years to live by one doctor after the cancer returned in 2020
- Lundgren has also said he believes his use of steroids to have caused the cancer
Actor Dolph Lundgren has revealed he has been battling cancer for eight years and speculated whether his past use of steroids for bodybuilding is to blame
The Swedish actor opened up about his battle on ‘In Depth with Graham Besinger’ and how he was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015.
Lundgren, 65, says he went into remission but then the cancer returned in 2020, and was told he had 2-3 years left to live by one doctor.
Pictured: Lundgren, who says he has been battling cancer since 2015
According to TMZ, Lundgren went for a second opinion and the treatment he is now being administered has resulted in them shrinking.
In the interview, wearing a hospital gown, he says: ‘It’s the day after my surgery, they took out one tumor, then they took out another two they found and another three. small ones.
‘Hopefully it’s cleaned out, if it dies, it dies.’
