Jeff Bridges opens up to fans about his battle with cancer (8 pics + 1 video)

Cancer is one of the most terrible and terrible diseases on Earth, and Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges, whom we all remember from the cult The Big Lebowski knows this firsthand. The other day 73-year-old Bridges opens up about his struggle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma complicated by a severe case of COVID-19, which he contracted at the very the height of cancer treatment.





David Bowie, Oleg Yankovsky, Steve Jobs, Zhanna Friske, Patrick Swayze and Edith Piaf are just a small part of the stars that have faded due to cancer, a monstrous disease that, according to the latest data, is cause 1 in 6 deaths. And the worst thing is that in most cases cancer is it is a death sentence that treatment can only delay for a while.

If, like a huge number of moviegoers, you followed with delight behind Jeff Bridges as his career skyrocketed after an unforgettable role in the cult film of the Coen brothers "The Big Lebowski" then you must have been sad too when the actor was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2020. “Although this is a serious disease, I am lucky that I have great team of doctors and a good prognosis, ”Bridges wrote at the time.






Despite the severity of the disease, Jeff Bridges had reasons to remain optimistic - in the United States 5-year the survival rate in the case of his particular disease is surprisingly high and is 74%, which exceeds the overall survival rate with this tumor, accounting for 68%. This statistic is influenced by several factors, such as stage and subtype of cancer, age, general health, and treatment effectiveness. Fortunately, Bridges was able to quickly begin treatment, which immediately set a positive course for the fight against the disease.

Shortly after he was diagnosed in 2020 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Bridges also contracted COVID-19 during chemotherapy.



However, Jeff Bridges faced an incredibly difficult situation, as the period of his treatment coincided with the global pandemic. The National Cancer Institute stressed that people with cancer face increased risk of complications from COVID-19, and in this case, they may require intensive care. Unfortunately, Bridges ended up in under such circumstances, faced with the harsh reality of “lack of immune system to fight it."

And although Bridges, weakened by two deadly illnesses, was close to giving up (“I was in capitulation"), he continued to struggle and has since been on the mend.



However, Jeff Bridges faced an incredibly difficult situation, as the period of his treatment coincided with the global pandemic. The National Cancer Institute stressed that people with cancer face increased risk of complications from COVID-19, and in this case, they may require intensive care. Unfortunately, Bridges ended up in under such circumstances, faced with the harsh reality of “lack of immune system to fight it."

Now the tumor, which was once 23 by 30 centimeters, has shrunk "to the size of a glass ball."



The actor shared that his recovery would not have been possible without his wife, Susan Geston.



Now on the verge of beating cancer, Bridges says, that, thanks to this experience, she now appreciates her loved ones and all those who surrounds him.