Kathy Griffin’s highs and lows as Hollywood’s enduring red menace as she now battles cancer

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she’s in the fight of her life against cancer.The 60-year-old was in surgery today to remove a tumor from her lung, two weeks after she got the shocking diagnosis — made even more surprising because she has never smoked.The comedienne broke the news in a detailed post on social media Monday morning, writing: “The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung.”Adding that she didn’t think she’d need chemotherapy or radiation after the operation, she said, “I should be up and running as usual in a month or less.”In an interview with ABC’s “Nightline” recorded last week and set to broadcast Monday night, Griffin recalled how she felt when first heard her cancer news.“I was definitely in shock,” she told.