Popular Celebrity Yang Se Chan Opens Up About His Secret Battle With Cancer

A popular TV personality and comedian, Yang Se Chan, recently opened up about his decade-long battle with cancer.

On October 15, KST, KBS2 TV’s program Problem Child in House shared a preview of its latest episode, where actor Jin Tae Hyun appeared as a guest along with his wife, Park Si Eun. During the episode, he opened up about his battle with thyroid cancer, sharing that he had recovered completely and didn’t need medication anymore.

In a heartfelt moment, Yang Se Chan expressed his sympathy with Jin, revealing that he is still on his medication to treat his thyroid cancer. The comedian recalled that he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer 12 years ago while getting a health checkup with some fellow comedians.

Talking about their shared experience of suffering through the same disease, both Yang and Jin stated how excessive fatigue was one of the definitive signs of thyroid cancer. Jin Tae Hyun recalled that he used to feel exhausted every afternoon for years until he got the surgery to treat his cancer. Yang Se Chan agreed, revealing that once he had gone to work after sleeping for ten hours straight, and still couldn’t stop yawning. He looked back at that incident, now realizing that it was his body’s way of trying to tell him that something was not right.

When Jin Tae Hyun mentioned switching to a healthy diet, Yang joked that he was on track for six months before suddenly giving in to the cravings of jjamppong rice again.

The full episode will be aired on October 16, 8:30 pm KST, where Yang Se Chan and Jin Tae Hyun will share more details about their long battle with their disease.