Masamitsu Morita, who announced that he underwent surgery for suspected lung adenocarcinoma, returns to N-Star and appears cheerful in the weather corner, “It’s nice outside after all” – Sponichi Sponichi Annex Entertainment

Masamitsu Morita (74), the oldest current weather caster who revealed that he had undergone surgery for suspected lung adenocarcinoma, announced on the 26th that he will appear on TBS’s “N Star” (Monday), where he is in charge of the weather corner. -Returned on Friday (3:49).

When announcer Maonko Hibi, the caster, called out, “Morita-san is back from today! Morita-san, welcome back!”, and she appeared looking energetic. She said, “Thank you. I’ve been in the hospital for about a week, but I didn’t know what the weather was like outside. It’s nice outside, after all.” With a beaming look on her face, she shared the forecast for Golden Week. She also gave weather forecasts for the whole country, and she said with a wry smile, “Do we still have time? I haven’t regained my sense of time.”

Morita announced the surgery on his X (former Twitter) on the 22nd of this month. “When I underwent a medical checkup before the total solar eclipse in Mexico, I was diagnosed with suspected lung adenocarcinoma in the left upper lobe.I was lucky that it was at an early stage,” he continued, “After returning to Japan, I underwent thoracoscopic surgery on April 18, and recovered. He is doing well. It seems that about 10% of his lung function will be affected, but it will be alleviated with rehabilitation.” “We apologize for the worry and inconvenience caused to all of you. If we hadn’t gone to the solar eclipse, it might have been too late. Now that I think about it, humans are all about horses. lungadenocarcinoma ,” he wrote.

He reported his discharge from the hospital on the 25th. “Due to this surgery, I seem to have lost part of my lungs, about 10% of my lung function, but I don’t have any difficulty breathing.I feel good.Modern medicine is amazing. Early testing and treatment will help. Accurate information and early evacuation are the best principles, even in the weather.”

Lung adenocarcinoma is a type of lung cancer. It is also the most common cancer among the four types of lung cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma. Tobacco is one of the main causes of cancer, but lung adenocarcinoma is also common in non-smokers and women.
　
Morita was also surprised when he was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, saying, “I don’t smoke…” Looking back at the time of the test, Morita says, “I felt something strange in my chest area,” but as cancer forms deep in the lungs, there are often no symptoms in the early stages. As the cancer progresses, symptoms associated with other respiratory illnesses, such as chest pain, cough, and phlegm, develop.

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