Overview
- Kasher revealed in an Instagram post on Father’s Day that he was diagnosed with HPV-positive tonsil cancer after finding a bump months earlier and that he underwent a major operation at Cedars‑Sinai on June 19.
- He described a five-hour surgical procedure that removed the tumor and surrounding tissue and left him with a swollen, bruised tongue and a prominent neck scar.
- Kasher said the type of cancer he has has a very high cure rate, about 95 percent, and that doctors will tell him next week whether he will need follow-up radiation treatment.
- He continued working on the Judd Apatow–Glen Powell film while managing the diagnosis, recorded a podcast episode with his wife Natasha Leggero before surgery, and publicly thanked colleagues, family and medical staff for support.
- Kasher used his post to urge people to get checked and to vaccinate children against HPV, and experts note that HPV can cause oropharyngeal cancers and vaccination is recommended up to age 45 to prevent the virus types most linked to cancer.