While filing in for Regis Philbinon on “Live With Regis And Kelly,” Bryant Gumbel revealed that he had a tumor surgically removed from his lung 2 months ago,

“It’s nothing to hide from,” Gumbel said. “They opened up my chest, they took out a malignant tumor, they took out part of my lung and they took out some other goodies.”

Gumbel, 61, was hoping to keep his medical issues private, but backstage, Ripa insisted Gumbel participate in a dance segment on the show.  Gumbel told Ripa of his surgery and explained that darning was probably out of the question.

According to his doctors, “he’ll need “more treatment” to make sure all the cancerous cells have been eliminated.”

Even with the surgery, some aggressive cancer cells had escaped, “so I went through some treatment and it’s done now,” he said.

Gumbel said that he is seeing his surgeon next week. “I’m hoping they greenlight me to play golf again,” he said.

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer (both small cell and non-small cell) is the second most common cancer in both men (after prostate cancer) and women (after breast cancer). It accounts for about 15% of all new cancers.

Bryant Gumbel Remains Positive After Having Tumor Removed From Lung