- Comedian and Taskmaster star Richard Herring has announced he has been diagnosed with an “incurable” but “treatable” blood cancer called hairy cell leukaemia.
- Herring shared the news on his Substack on Tuesday, adding: “I will of course be using the fact that I have incurable cancer for all it’s worth for the rest of my (hopefully long) life.”
- This new diagnosis is separate from his previous testicular cancer, for which he received treatment in 2021 and is now considered “basically at the all-clear stage”.
- Hairy cell leukaemia is a rare form of blood cancer, and while incurable, Herring said it is “entirely treatable”, with cells having been detected in his bone marrow 12 years ago.
- He added: “I am not too worried or upset, but I am not delighted to have had two cancers before the age of 60. What treats await me should I live into the next decade?”
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Taskmaster’s Richard Herring announces cancer diagnosis: ‘It is incurable’
