The 64-year-old presenter, known for his tandem with Laurent Fontaine at the helm of the show “Only the truth that counts”, recounted his first symptoms.
Host Pascal Batailleknown for his tandem with Laurent Fontaine at the helm of the show “Only the truth that counts”announced last Friday to be suffering from lung cancer, and “combat“he said to himself”on” of “earn“.
“Today, I have a little truth to tell you, an important one nonetheless”launched the 64-year-old presenter in a video posted on his Instagram account. “For two to three months, I have been fighting against lung cancer and, this fight, I am sure that I will win“, he added.
“First, because I am surrounded by fantastic doctors. Secondly, because I benefit from new care protocols which have made considerable progress in recent years, exponentially. And, finally, because I have high morale. thunder, a morale that allows me to believe in it as hard as iron and I know, I know that I will recover from this filth”argued Pascal Bataille.
He will undergo an operation to “remove part of the lung”
The same day, the host participated in the show It begins today and took the opportunity to talk about his first symptoms. On the set of Faustine Bollaert, he explained that he was starting to have an unexplained cough at the end of 2023. The medical community initially suspected an allergy to the hair of his little dog, which entered his life at the same time, or a long-term Covid.
But as the cough did not go away, a scan was carried out at the beginning of September. Imaging then reveals the presence of a tumor.
In addition to the immunotherapy and chemotherapy he is currently undergoing, Pascal Bataille also announced that he will undergo an operation in early January to “remove part of the lung”.