Larry King Says He Had Short Battle With Lung Cancer (Video)

Larry King disclosed a secret lung cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, explaining that doctors found a spot on a routine chest x-ray that turned out to be malignant.

“It was really strange,” King said in an interview on “Extra.” “Part of my checkup is the chest X-ray, and that is the protocol. I do it every year… it was always normal. Then the doctor says, ‘I see a little spot here. Let’s do a CAT scan, so they do a CAT scan, and they say, ‘Let’s do a PET scan’… I don’t think there are any other scans.”

The spot turned out to be stage 1 lung cancer, and King underwent surgery in July to have it removed. Within two weeks, he was back at work on “Larry King Now.”

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“I had no clue at all,” he said. “If I had not had the chest X-ray, it would have progressed.”

King encouraged viewers to get regular check-ups, saying that is what saved him from what could’ve been a much worse prognosis had it gone undetected. From now on, King will have to get a chest x-ray every six months to make sure he stays in the clear.

“I smoked for thirty years,” he said. “The day of the heart attack, I never smoked again, and I smoked three packs a day — I smoked in the shower … Thirty years later, I said to the doctor, ‘Is this connected with that?’ Absolutely.”

Fall TV Premiere Calendar: 164 New and Returning Shows (Photos)

As the onslaught of TV premieres gets underway, it can be tough to remember what premieres when. Here's your guide to every new and returning series premiering over the next three months.
"American Horror Story: Cult" (FX)
Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m.
FX
"You're the Worst" (FXX)
Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.
FXX
"Bojack Horseman" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 8

Netflix
"One Mississippi" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept 8
Amazon
"MTV Unplugged" (MTV)
Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.
Getty Images
"Con Man" (Syfy)
Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
Syfy
"The Orville" (Fox)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Outlander" (Starz)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.

Starz
"Top of the Lake: China Girl" (SundanceTV)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
SundanceTV
"Fear the Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
AMC
"The Deuce" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
HBO
"The Mindy Project" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Sept. 12

Hulu
"South Park" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Broad City" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Central
"Better Things" (FX)
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 p.m.
FX
"American Vandal" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 15

Netflix
69th Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

Getty Images
"The Vietnam War" (PBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

PBS
"Vice Principals" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 p.m.
HBO
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"The State" (Nat Geo)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.

Nat Geo
"If Loving You Is Wrong" (OWN)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m.

OWN
"The Jim Jeffries Show" (Comedy Central)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Channel Zero" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.

Syfy
"The Good Place" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"Gotham" (Fox)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"American Beauty Star" (Lifetime)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 p.m.
Lifetime
"Fuller House" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 22

Netflix
"Transparent" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept. 22

Amazon
"Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
CBS
"Young Sheldon" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"Me, Myself & I" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m.
CBS
"Scorpion" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"The Voice" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"The Brave" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"The Opposition With Jordan Klepper" (Comedy Central)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 p.m.

Comedy Central
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"The Mick" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
Fox
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9:30 p.m.
Fox
"NCIS" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.

CBS
"Bull" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"This Is Us" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.

NBC
"Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"Terrace House: Aloha State" (Netflix)
Tuesday, Sept. 26

Netflix
"Empire" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Star" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"Survivor" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
CBS
"SEAL Team" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
CBS
"Criminal Minds" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
CBS
"The Goldbergs" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"Speechless" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m.

ABC
"Modern Family" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"American Housewife" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m.

ABC
"Designated Survivor" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"The Blacklist" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
NBC
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
NBC
"Chicago P.D." (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
NBC
"Liar" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
SundanceTV
"Rosehaven" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11 p.m.

SundanceTV
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"Superstore" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"Will & Grace" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.

NBC
"Great News" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 p.m.
NBC
"Chicago Fire" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"The President Show" (Comedy Central)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at Midnight

Comedy Central
"StartUp" (Crackle)
Thursday, Sept. 28
Crackle
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
Fox
"The Exorcist" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"MacGyver" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.

CBS
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.

CBS
"Blue Bloods" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"Marvel's Inhumans" (ABC)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.

ABC
"The Magic School Bus Rides Again" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29

Netflix
"Real Rob" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29

Netflix
"Big Mouth" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29
Netflix
"Versailles" (Ovation)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
Ovation
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 p.m.
NBC
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Fox
"The Simpsons" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Ghosted" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Fox
"Family Guy" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
Fox
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.

Fox
"Wisdom of the Crowd" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

CBS
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"The Toy Box" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

ABC
"Shark Tank" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Ten Days in the Valley" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
ABC
"Poldark" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.

PBS
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" (E!)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.

NBCUniversal
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.

HBO
"Lucifer" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.
Fox
"The Gifted" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.

Fox
"9JKL" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.

CBS
"TRL" (MTV)
Monday, Oct. 2

Getty Images
"The Halcyon" (Ovation)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 p.m.
Ovation
"The Middle (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m.
ABC
"black-ish" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"The Mayor" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m.

ABC
"Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.
OWN
"Scandal" (ABC)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"Van Helsing" (Syfy)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.

Syfy
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Superstition" (Syfy)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.

Syfy
"Suburra" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 6
Netflix
"America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Madam Secretary" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
CBS
"The Collection" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.

PBS
"Supergirl" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Valor" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"The Flash" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Legends of Tomorrow" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"Riverdale" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.

The CW
"Dynasty" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"Mr. Robot" (USA)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
USA
"The Shannara Chronicles" (Spike)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
Spike
"Chance" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Hulu
"Supernatural" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
The CW
"Arrow" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.

The CW
"I Love You, America" (Hulu)
Thursday, Oct. 12
Getty Images
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.
The CW
"Jane the Virgin" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
The CW
"Lore" (Amazon)
Friday, Oct. 13
Amazon
"Mindhunter" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 13
Netflix
"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (BBC America)
Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
BBC America
"The Durrells in Corfu" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
PBS
"Berlin Station" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m.

Epix
"Good Behavior" (TNT)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.

TNT
"White Famous" (Showtime)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.

Showtime
"Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" (VH1)
Monday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.

VH1
"Hit the Road" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m.
Getty Images
"Loudermilk" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 p.m.

Audience
"Freakish" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 18

Hulu
"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m.

AMC
"Graves" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 10 p.m.

Epix
"The Last O.G." (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m.
Getty Images
"At Home With Amy Sedaris" (TruTV)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 p.m.
TruTV
"Drop the Mic" (TBS)
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m.

TBS
"Blindspot" (NBC)
Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

NBC
"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 27

Netflix
"Major Crimes" (TNT)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m.
TNT
"Superior Donuts" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"Mom" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.

CBS
"Life in Pieces" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 p.m.

CBS
"S.W.A.T." (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.

CBS
"Alias Grace" (Netflix)
Friday, Nov. 3
Netflix
"The Girlfriend Experience" (Starz)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
Starz
"Shameless" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.

Showtime
"SMILF" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.

Showtime
"The Long Road Home" (Nat Geo)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m.
National Geographic
"Teachers" (TV Land)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 10 p.m.

TV Land
"Future Man" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 14

Hulu
"Mythbusters" (Science)
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.

Science Channel
"Search Party" (TBS)
Sunday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m.

TBS
"Marvel's Runaways" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 21

Getty Images
"Godless" (Netflix)
Wednesday, Nov. 22

Netflix
"She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix)
Thursday, Nov. 23
Netflix
"Vikings" (History)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m.
History
"Happy!" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m.
Syfy

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