DUSTIN Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer and was too afraid to seek medical help earlier in case people made fun of him, a worried pal has revealed.
The Saved by the Bell star, 44, was rushed to hospital in Florida over the weekend with doctors saying his condition was "serious".
Now his close friend Dan Block has revealed that the 44-year-old has had a "huge lump" on his neck for some time - but tragically put off going to the hospital in case people took photos and posted them online.
He's now urged people to stop trolling the star and posting mean comments as he battles to get better. "Dustin has cancer - we don't know what type or how advanced - we'll find out tomorrow," Dan told The Sun. "Right now we don't know how bad it is or.
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