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Moshe Kasher spent Father’s Day in recovery after a cancer diagnosis and throat surgery. The comedian posted on Instagram that he was diagnosed with HPV-positive tonsil cancer. “3 months ago, while in Savannah, producing the new Judd Apatow/Glenn Powell movie, The Comeback King, which is going to rule so hard, I found a bump on my tonsil,” he wrote. “It was cancer, which did not rule so hard.” Kasher then went on to describe the surgery he underwent to remove the tumor, “leaving me with a hardcore neck scar which will make people reluctant to street fight me.”
“HPV positive tonsil cancer is an epidemic in men under 55,” Kasher wrote. According to the CDC, HPV causes 60-70 percent of oropharyngeal cancers in the U.S. Symptoms include a long-lasting sore throat, ear aches, and swollen lymph nodes. The HPV vaccine prevents HPV infection and thus the ensuing cancer. “Work out your RFK anxieties on the measles if you must, Kasher wrote. “Trust me, you do not want your kids to go through this.” And with that, a happy father’s day to all.
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