Years after Kathy Griffin shaved her head in solidarity with her sister who was undergoing chemotherapy, the comedian and actress has announced she has lung cancer.

"I've got to tell you guys something. I have cancer," Griffin began a note posted Monday on her verified Instagram account.

"I'm about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed," the note continued. "Yes, I have lung cancer even though I've never smoked!"

Griffin's doctors "are very optimistic" that the cancer is stage one and contained to her left lung, she said.

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