‘Full House’ Star Dave Coulier Offers Update on ‘Roller Coaster’ Cancer Battle

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Full House star Dave Coulier says he’s doing OK with his cancer treatment, but there have certainly been ups and downs.

“I’m feeling good,” the actor told cohost Marla Sokoloff in the January 10 episode of their podcast Full House Rewind. “My hair has not grown back at this time yet. So that’s been a little bit of an adjustment. I realize how much that hair keeps you warm. If I don’t wear a chapeau, it gets a little cold here in Michigan, where I’m at.”

He went on: “People who are watching the show or listening to the show, who have been here before, you know that it’s a roller coaster because the side effects have side effects, and then you take a drug to counteract that and this and that. So it’s this constant cocktail, where your body is in fight or flight mode, and you’re just trying to adjust to like, OK, how am I adjusting to steroids? How am I adjusting to the chemo cocktail? And then how am I adjusting to all these other things? And your body’s in a fight. It’s a little bit of an internal battle.”

But Coulier also said that he has heard from listeners affected by cancer. “And the words of encouragement have, I think, really helped people. And so that, to me, is worth the journey of all this,” he shared. “And if I have to feel a little out of sorts for a few months, then so be it. But just being able to alert people that it’s OK to get [a] colonoscopy or early screenings or a mammogram. It’s really worth it. … Early detection means everything. And for so many people, it can save your life, which is remarkable.”

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Coulier, 65, publicly revealed his cancer diagnosis in November 2024, telling People he learned he had stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma the month before, after an upper respiratory infection caused swelling in his lymph nodes.

“My doctors called me back, and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and it’s called B cell, and it’s very aggressive,’” he said. “I went from, ‘I got a little bit of a head cold’ to ‘I have cancer,’ and it was pretty overwhelming. This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”

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    GreenTurtle

    Get well Dave u have a lot of meanin in your life. I watched full house as a child now I watch it with my daughter as well as fuller house. You have and always been there for everyone as I seen u in your acting career 💯 % and I couldn't imagine you bein any different in your personal life so that bein said it's time for everyone 2 return the favor or as we say flavor lol. So keep fighting the gd fight buddy we all love you

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    OrangeTree

    You are a comedy genius. I watched Full House as a kid and the watched with my daughters. I hope you kick cancer butt. Bad things always happen to good people and I'm sorry for that. Stay positive.. You are in my thoughts.. Thank you for making me laugh

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    BluePlanet

    Get well soon, Dave! He was my favorite actor on full house.

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    CyanPin

    I used to watch you on Out of Control growing up and always loved your comedy style! Then I started watching Full House...Joey was always my favorite! You can do this! You can kick Cancer's butt! You have so many fans that love you!

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    RedButton

    I pray that God will heal you in a mighty way and that He will get all the glory for it! Amen!!