Yahoo News Tiny Pretty Things' Barton Cowperthwaite shares cancer diagnosis
Tiny Pretty Things actor Barton Cowperthwaite has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
The star, who played dancer Oren Lennox in the Netflix series, shared the sad news on his Instagram page.
"So…. Yesterday I was diagnosed with at least a stage 2 Glioma," he wrote alongside photos of himself and his scan. "It is a fairly decent sized brain tumor. The tumor's cells originate in the brain, so it's not spread from a cancer anywhere else in the body.
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"The only course of treatment for something like this is brain surgery. Docs so far have been confident that they'll be able to remove most of the tumor, and that after a successful operation, and some rehab, I will be operating like my (amazing, talented, brilliant, hilarious) self. That being said it seems like scans and check ups will be apart of my life for its lengthy remainder.
"My family and I are taking several days to get second opinions. Planning to go into surgery middle or end of next week. I'll do my best to be open about the journey on here. I am planning on fully bouncing back to be better than my former glory! Please feel free to reach out and I'll do my best to stay connected with as many people as I can."
Tiny Pretty Things released in 2020 Netflix and despite some big twists and a big cliffhanger setting up a major whodunnit, it was not renewed for a second season.
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A miniseries starring Kathryn Hahn called Tiny Beautiful Things released last year, but it's not related.
Outside of Tiny Pretty Things, Cowperthwaite has starred in episodes of Girls5Eva and danced on The Metropolitan Opera HD Live.
Organisations including Brain Tumour Research, Macmillan Cancer Support and Stand Up to Cancer can provide help and support to those living with brain cancer and their loved ones.
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