ā€œFull Houseā€ actor Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with Cancer for a second time.

Coulier, who played Joey Gladstone on the show, said on Today he’s now undergoing treatment for tongue Cancer.

Coulier, 66, was diagnosed in October with HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue Cancer. This diagnosis came just months after he announced he was Cancer-free after battling Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma that was diagnosed last year.

ā€œA year has flown by like that. It’s been a roller coaster,ā€ Coulier said Tuesday.

ā€œTo go through chemotherapy and feel that relief of ā€˜Whoa, it’s gone,’ and then to get a test that says, ā€˜Well, now you’ve got another kind of Cancer’ … it is a shock to the system,ā€ Coulier said.

His first Cancer was discovered after he noticed a golf-ball-sized lymph node in his groin.

This time, he had no symptoms or signs before his second Cancer diagnosis. The Cancer was found during a follow-up scan.

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ā€œA couple of months ago, I had a PET scan, and something flared on the scan,ā€ Coulier said. ā€œThe doctor said, ā€˜We don’t know what it is, but there’s something at the base of your tongue.'ā€

Coulier’s doctor then performed a biopsy.

ā€œIt was very painful. It’s like if you bit your tongue, but the pain just lasted every single day,ā€ he said.

But that biopsy didn’t show any signs of Cancer.

ā€œWe thought, ā€˜This is great. We’re still not sure what it is, but there aren’t any Cancer cells,'ā€ he said.

During his next PET scan in October, doctors noticed the growth on his tongue had flared again and grown.

Coulier went to an ear, nose and throat oncologist and after a CT scan and an MRI, doctors did another biopsy.

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These biopsy results came back positive for cancerous cells.

ā€œThey said it’s totally unrelated to my non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This is a new Cancer. … I said, ā€˜Are you kidding me?'ā€ Coulier said.

ā€œThey said it could stem from having an HPV virus up to 30 years ago. A lot of people carry the HPV virus, but they said mine activated and turned into a carcinoma,ā€ Coulier said.

The actor remains optimistic.

ā€œWe found it early enough where it’s very treatable. … It’s got a 90% curability rate,ā€ Coulier said. ā€œThe doctor said the prognosis is good, but we’re going to start radiation immediately.ā€

And he still has a sense of humor.

ā€œMy joke usually is … I’m doing really well for a guy with Cancer,ā€ he said.