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NEW YORK — Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he’s recovering from cancer surgery.
The former “Today” show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday’s edition of “Live With Regis and Kelly.” (Philbin recently had hip-replacement surgery.)
“It’s nothing to hide from,” Gumbel said. “They opened up my chest, they took out a malignant tumor, they took out part of my lung, and they took out some other goodies.”
Even with the surgery, some aggressive cancer cells had escaped, “so I went through some treatment, and it’s done now,” he said. The Associated Press
