Dave Coulier’s tongue cancer diagnosis: A second battle after lymphoma victory

Dave Coulier, the comedic Uncle Joey of "Full House" fame, unleashed a bombshell on NBC's "Today" show: he has tongue cancer, a mere seven months after surviving non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The 66-year-old actor labeled 2025 a "rollercoaster year," but fortunately, he has very positive odds with radiation treatments on the horizon. A routine scan revealed the p16 squamous cell carcinoma at the base of his tongue; this was unrelated to his previous cancer but really points out the power of checkups. Read on to know more about his condition.