Stanley Tucci has shared the unexpected reason why his cancer treatment that saves lives has continued to affect his daily life.
He Conclave The 64 -year -old actor was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. He underwent a radiation and chemotherapy treatment, since tumor doctors found at the base of his tongue was too large to operate.
Tucci, who is now in remission, revealed that, although it is unlikely that his cancer returns, other health problems have been left as a result of his radiation treatment.
Talk about David Tennant makes a podcast with … Tucci said he was filming his BBC series Stanley Tucci: Looking for Italy Last year, when he noticed that something was very bad.
“I would be so tired in the afternoon, as completely exhausted by one,” he said. “I had a blood analysis and I thought: 'I know something is wrong with me.
Tucci first suspected that his stress levels had affected his thyroid function, and doctors told him that his cholesterol levels were remarkably high. However, they later concluded that the radiation treatment had “burned” its thyroid.
The actor revealed that he now takes the synthetic pill of the Synthroid thyroid hormone and will undergo more blood tests to treat the problem.
“I still get tired in the afternoon,” he admitted. “Literally, you can't think, you can't move … and once I started taking the pill, it made a big difference.
“But I want to return to where I was,” he added. “It is normal and especially now I have turned 64. I mean, there are times when I don't want to do anything about
In his most recent book What I ate in a yearTucci revealed that he believes that he only has 20 or 30 years left to live if he is lucky.
When asked if that figure made him sadder or motivated, the The devil wears Prada Star replied: “One hundred percent sad, one hundred percent motivated.”
He explained: “There is an essence rental.
“That can be a good thing, but it can also be.
In 2023, Tucci opened on how his wife, literary agent Felicity Blunt, helped him overcome his treatment for oral cancer.
Speaking about the high doses of radiation and chemotherapy that underwent Tucci described treatments as “brutal” and “horrible”, saying: “I lost 35 pounds.
“And it took me months and months and months to finally eat again and then try properly.”
“I was so afraid, but Felicity was very insistent,” he said. “I mean he had to drag me, kicking and screaming, but now he wouldn't be close if he hadn't done that [treatment]. “
He said: “She was incredible.
