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Brian Damage
09-14-2009, 06:43 PM
Kathryn Joosten, a two-time Emmy winner for her role as feisty neighbor Mrs. McCluskey on Desperate Housewives, has lung cancer – and she plans to do everything she can to fight it.

"I've got a little hang-up here," Joosten tells PEOPLE exclusively of the diagnosis she received less than a week ago, "but we're going to handle it and move forward. I'm doing great."

The actress, 69, who already won a bout with lung cancer in 2001, broke the news to her Housewives producers Monday morning as she expects her shooting schedule could be interrupted for treatment. "They're totally supportive," she says. "I said, 'If you want to put it in the story line, do it! Tell anybody you want, because the public's going to know.' "

http://www.people.com/people/news

Marvo301
09-14-2009, 06:55 PM
Kathryn Joosten is a wonderful character actress whose work I've enjoyed on many different TV shows. I'm so sorry to hear she has been diagnosed with lung cancer but I greatly admire her fighting spirit. I wish her all the best in her fight and certainly hope she is victorious.

Scoobiedoo30
09-14-2009, 11:55 PM
Get Well Kathryn

James28
09-15-2009, 01:24 AM
Kathryn Joosten has lung cancer. Ths is her second bout. I hope she gets well soon because she has to star in a spinoff of Desparate Housewives soon.

AB
09-15-2009, 06:14 PM
Sorry to hear about her lung cancer, hope she does well with her treatments.

catlover79
09-15-2009, 08:05 PM
God bless her and grant her a quick and full recovery!!

Couch Potato 05
09-22-2009, 03:46 PM
She makes the show VERY FUNNY & I wish all the best to her. Hopefully she can win the battle w/ cancer again since she's already beat it once.