Louie Anderson hospitalized as he seeks treatment for cancer

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Louie Anderson has been hospitalized as he seeks treatment for cancer.The comedian, 68, is currently being treated for Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at a hospital in Las Vegas.'Iconic comedian Louie Anderson is currently in a Las Vegas hospital being treated for DLBCL Diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer.

He is resting comfortably,' his representative,Glenn Schwartz, said in a statement obtained by DailyMail.com. Louie Anderson has been hospitalized as he seeks treatment for cancer; pictured 2018It's not known when exactly Anderson was diagnosed with the disease, however the aggressive form of cancer the comic is battling is thought to be 'potentially curable', according to Lymphoma.org.It is also the 'most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the United States and worldwide, accounting for about 22 percent of newly diagnosed cases of B-cell NHL in the United States.

More than 18,000 people are diagnosed with DLBCL each year,' according to the site. 'DLBCL is an aggressive (fast-growing) NHL that affects B-lymphocytes.

Lymphocytes are one type of white blood cell. B-cells are lymphocytes that make antibodies to fight infections and are an important part of the lymphatic system,' according to the site.Last year Louie revealed he had shed 40 pounds with the help of intermittent fasting.