Candace Cameron Bure Celebrates Former ‘Full House’ Co-Star Being Cancer Free

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“Full House” actress Candace Cameron Bure is celebrating that her former co-star Dave Coulier, who played Uncle Joey on the popular ABC sitcom, has been deemed cancer-free.

The actress celebrated the news on social media, writing, “DAVE IS CANCER FREE!!!! Join me in celebrating this AMAZING news — let’s shower him with all the love in the world.” Bure included a photo collection featuring snapshots of her and Coulier over the years, including a photo from the set of “Full House.”

Coulier, 65, was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma last year, as he announced in November.

The actor spoke with Parade in late February and again on Monday about his experience with cancer, plus getting the news that he was cancer free.

“[My wife Melissa Bring] and I waited for a week to get the biopsy results back, and there is no sign of cancer,” he told the outlet. “One of the few times in my life when ‘zero’ has been a great number to hear.”

“I’ll tell you this,” Coulier said. “Today is the first day that I really feel like, ‘Wow, I’m feeling pretty darn good. I feel like myself.’ And it’s today. So I get to celebrate that with you.”

Coulier said previously he was diagnosed with cancer after experiencing an upper respiratory infection with significant swelling in his lymph nodes.

The actor was instructed by his doctor to get PET and CT scans of the swollen area.

“Three days later, my doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called B cell and it’s very aggressive,’” Coulier said at the time.

“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,” he went on. “This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”

Coulier said he’s remained positive and optimistic through it all thanks in large part to his family.

“When I first got the news, I was stunned, of course, because I didn’t expect it, and then reality settled in and I found myself remarkably calm with whatever the outcome was going to be,” he told People in November.

“I don’t know how to explain it, but there was an inner calm about all of it, and I think that that’s part of what I’ve seen with the women in my family go through,” he continued. “They really instilled that in me and inspired me in a way because they were magnificent going through what they went through, and I just thought, ‘I’m okay with this too.’ I’ve had an incredible life on a journey with incredible people around me and I’m okay. It does change perspective for sure.”

Coulier also shared some advice for his fans, saying, “Take great care of yourself, because there’s a lot to live for. And if that means talking with your doctors or getting a mammogram or a breast exam or colonoscopy, it can really make a big change in your life.”



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