‘I am very, very lucky’: Kate Micucci says she is cancer free after surgery to remove lung cancer

Kate Micucci has given her fans a health update after disclosing last week that she had undergone surgery for lung cancer.

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The 43-year-old “Big Bang Theory” actress shared on TikTok, “I just wanted to thank you all so much for the good wishes and all the love that I have received this past week. It meant so much to me and really came at a time that I really needed it so thank you.”

She added that she is cancer-free after her surgery to remove cancer from her lung and that she will not need any follow-up treatment.

She said that she will be able to be with her son for Christmas.

Micucci said she never smoked a cigarette in her life, so she was shocked to have developed lung cancer, People magazine reported.

Lung cancer accounts for 1 in 5 cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. It was announced last week that actor Andre Braugher died of lung cancer after being diagnosed a few months ago.

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Through the years LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: Actress Kate Micucci arrives at the world premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "When in Rome" held at the El Capitan Theater on January 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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