Candace Cameron Bure Shares How Dave Coulier is Handling Cancer Fight

Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Coulier attend "Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine" Benefit Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 16, 2008. Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images

Candace Cameron Bure is showing her support for fellow “Full House” co-star Dave Coulier as he battles stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

During an interview with US Weekly published on Nov. 25, the 48-year-old gave an update on how Coulier is handling treatment and her biggest takeaway from his diagnosis.

“I think a life lesson is just to laugh a lot. We’re seeing that even with Dave Coulier right now—with his cancer diagnosis. He’s laughing his way through it,“ she said. “And we’re all there laughing along with him in support.”

The actress commended Coulier for his resilience and his ability to hold on to his sense of humor despite uncertainty—something she learned to appreciate growing up while working alongside Coulier and the late Bob Saget, another castmate.

“Everyone handles it differently. And Dave is a person where laughter is the best medicine. So we’re doing that along with him, and I’m glad,” she said.

Best known for her portrayal of “D.J. Tanner,” Bure starred in the hit sitcom with Coulier and Saget, which ran for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995. Decades later, the cast continues to keep in contact.

“We are a family, it just comes natural [to support each other]. It does. So we’ve got the text chain, we call and we get together when we’re in town and when there’s some special event for someone,” she said.

The show’s 2016 spinoff “Fuller House” was revived by Netflix and reunited many of the original cast members, including Bure and Coulier.

Although this “family” is no stranger to tragedy, in 2022, Saget died at the age of 65 from head trauma after an accidental fall in his Florida hotel room.

Bure, Coulier, the rest of the cast, and fans mourned Saget’s death together, reaffirming their support for one another.

“We just all show up and support each other. … That’s what family does, right? You stick together,” said Bure.

Cancer Diagnosis

Earlier this month, Coulier got candid about his cancer diagnosis during an episode of his “Full House Rewind” podcast.

He is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments for B-cell lymphoma after he experienced swelling in his lymph nodes due to an upper respiratory infection.

“Three days later, my doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called b-cell and it’s very aggressive,’” Coulier told People magazine.

Lymphoma is a cancer with two main types—Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin—and forms in the body’s lymphatic system.

“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming. This has been a really fast roller-coaster ride of a journey,” he added.

At the time, Coulier recalled when he broke the news to his fellow castmates, noting he didn’t want them to hear from someone else.

He found comfort in how “immediate” the outpouring of support was, adding their reactions displayed just how strong their bond truly is.

“It really is overwhelming the love that we have for each other. We’ve been there for so many years for each other, and it’s pretty remarkable,” he said.

Former cast member John Stamos has been visiting Coulier while he undergoes his chemo treatments and took to Instagram recently to show his solidarity.

“Nothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,” he captioned a series of photos wearing a bald cap while standing next to Coulier, whose head was shaved.

Users were quick to take aim at the gesture, questioning Stamos for not showing further solidarity by shaving his head.

“What they should be doing instead of making silly little videos, or doing comments, they should call their doctor, make an appointment, I think that’s the whole point of this. It’s been Dave’s message,” he told TMZ in response to the backlash.