Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRichard Herring has announced he has been diagnosed with an “incurable” but “treatable” blood cancer (Getty)Comedian and Taskmaster star Richard Herring has announced he has been diagnosed with an “incurable” but “treatable” blood cancer called hairy cell leukaemia. Herring shared the news on his Substack on Tuesday, adding: “I will of course be using the fact that I have incurable cancer for all it’s worth for the rest of my (hopefully long) life.”This new diagnosis is separate from his previous testicular cancer, for which he received treatment in 2021 and is now considered “basically at the all-clear stage”.Hairy cell leukaemia is a rare form of blood cancer, and while incurable, Herring said it is “entirely treatable”, with cells having been detected in his bone marrow 12 years ago. He added: “I am not too worried or upset, but I am not delighted to have had two cancers before the age of 60. What treats await me should I live into the next decade?”In fullTaskmaster’s Richard Herring announces cancer diagnosis: ‘It is incurable’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Comedian Richard Herring shares ‘incurable’ blood cancer diagnosis
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRichard Herring has announced he has been diagnosed with an “incurable” but “treatable” blood cancer (Getty)Comedian and Taskmaster star Richard Herring has announced he has been diagnosed with an “incurable” but “treatable” blood cancer called hairy cell leukaemia. Herring shared the news on his Substack on Tuesday, adding: “I will of course be using the fact that I have incurable cancer for all it’s worth for the rest of my (hopefully long) life.”This new diagnosis is separate from his previous testicular cancer, for which he received treatment in 2021 and is now considered “basically at the all-clear stage”.Hairy cell leukaemia is a rare form of blood cancer, and while incurable, Herring said it is “entirely treatable”, with cells having been detected in his bone marrow 12 years ago. He added: “I am not too worried or upset, but I am not delighted to have had two cancers before the age of 60. What treats await me should I live into the next decade?”In fullTaskmaster’s Richard Herring announces cancer diagnosis: ‘It is incurable’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
