'I had a feeding tube for six months.' About three years ago, Stanley Tucci was diagnosed with a tumor at the base of his tongue and went through months of high-dose radiation and chemo, the actor says.
Actor, author, director, food-lover, sexy bartender and dancer Stanley Tucci has revealed that he had cancer about three years ago, but it's been successfully treated.
In an interview in the September issue of Vera, Virgin Atlantic's inflight magazine, Tucci said he was diagnosed with a tumor at the base of his tongue, and went through months of high-dose radiation and chemo."I had a feeding tube for six months," he told the magazine, adding that the cancer is unlikely to come back.CNN has reached out to representatives of Tucci for comment.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.
'Searching for Italy' bonus: Stanley Tucci makes a pizza 01:29Earlier this year, Tucci headlined the CNN Original Series"Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy," a six-part program in which he visited several regions of Italy, revealing the country's history and culture through its most famous dishes.
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