Bryant Gumbel reveals he’s been treated for lung cancer

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Bryant Gumbel revealed today on ‘Live With Regis and Kelly’ that he has been diagnosed with and treated for lung cancer, having undergone surgery two months ago.

‘They took a malignant tumor, and they took part of my lung, and they took some other goodies,’ he told co-host Kelly Ripa, ‘and the pathology on most of the stuff came back benign, but enough aggressive cells had escaped the tumor that it warranted some treatment, and I went through that, and it’s done now.’

He said he even kept the news from his ‘Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel’ staff and emphasized that he hopes -- hopes -- that it’s over and done now.

Gumbel has been filling in for Regis Philbin, who had hip surgery Dec. 1.

-- Christie D’Zurilla

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