`` I have lung cancer , '' she told CNN . ` Valerie Harper 's lung cancer spread to the membrane system around her lungs . She was diagnosed in 2009 with leptomeningeal cancer . Expert : Treatment reportedly is working to cure the cancer , but cancer will continue to spread .
Valerie Harper 's lung cancer spread to the membrane system around her lungs . She was diagnosed in 2009 with leptomeningeal cancer . Expert : Treatment reportedly is working to cure the cancer , but cancer will continue to spread .