Louie Anderson has been diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

According to TMZ, Louie Anderson is being treated for blood cancer at a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson, who is 68 years old, was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. According to Lymphoma.org, it is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the USA and worldwide. It accounts for about 22 percent of newly diagnosed cases of B-cell NHL in the United States. More than 18,000 people are diagnosed with DLBCL each year. Glenn Schwartz Anderson’s publicist said he is resting comfortably.

In 2003 Louie Anderson had two heart procedures. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie, where he voices the animated version of himself as a kid. In addition to being a stand-up comedian, he FX comedy “Baskets” and was the host of “Family Feud” from 1999 to 2002.

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