Legendary actor Dolph Lundgren, most well-known for his portrayal of Ivan Drago within the Rocky franchise, has disclosed in a latest interview that he has secretly been preventing most cancers for eight years.
In an interview with In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the Swedish actor revealed that he was first confronted with the illness in 2015 when medical doctors found a cancerous tumour in his kidney. The tumour was efficiently eliminated and Lundgren acquired a clear invoice of well being for the following 5 years, till extra tumours had been present in 2020.
Sharing an anecdote sooner or later after his 2020 surgical procedure, Lundgren talked about throughout a clip which was shared with Graham Bensinger that six tumours had been eliminated through the process, and jovially referenced Ivan Drago’s notorious line from Rocky IV by saying “If it dies, it dies.”
Within the following 12 months, he was instructed {that a} tumour in his liver was too huge to take away, and his medical doctors gave him a prognosis of “two or three years.” He was additionally knowledgeable that he had extra tumours in his lungs, abdomen, backbone and remaining kidney.
He defined, “I assumed that was it. You form of study your life and assume ‘oh, I’ve lived an awesome life.’ Sure, I’ve had a improbable existence, I’ve skilled about 5 lives in a single. I wasn’t offended about it, however I felt sorry for my youngsters, my fiancee, and the individuals round me.”
After consulting a second opinion, Lundgren underwent additional remedy, which lowered his tumours by 20% to 30% “inside three months.” His liver tumour has subsequently lowered by 90%, and he and his medical workforce are actually working to eradicate the remaining scar tissue.
Though he isn’t in remission, Lundgren has confirmed that he’s being saved on treatment for “so long as possible” to maintain the tumours at bay.
Within the interview, Lundgren additionally admitted to taking steroids “on and off” through the ‘80s and ‘90s, which he believes might have contributed to his most cancers battle.
Dolph Lundgren is ready to seem subsequent in Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, which will likely be launched in December.