Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh announced during his show on Monday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.

He said found out in late January after realizing "something was wrong" over his birthday weekend around January 12, and that two doctors had confirmed the diagnosis.

Limbaugh said he originally thought about keeping the diagnosis quiet in an effort to not "burden" anyone, but decided it was best to tell listeners before he misses some shows because of treatment.

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Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.


Limbaugh, who has hosted his show for over 30 years, said he will have to miss some shows because of treatment. He originally thought about keeping his diagnosis quiet, but said that "there are going to be days that I'm not going to be able to be here because I'm undergoing treatment or I'm reacting to treatment, and I know that that would inspire all kinds of curiosity with people wondering what's going on."Limbaugh said that the cancer was confirmed on January 20, but he "first realized something was wrong" during the weekend of his birthday on January 12.


During his show on Monday, he thanked his staff and listeners for their support and said that he would continue to host the show "as often as I can."

Limbaugh said on Monday that he had experienced shortness of breath and thought that it could have been caused by asthma.

Here's the audio of Rush Limbaugh announcing on his show that he has lung cancer. pic.twitter.com/V60pAOpf68 - Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 3, 2020

In 2010, the radio host said that he would switch to electronic cigarettes from combustible ones.