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Dustin Diamond from “Saved By the Bell” was hospitalized – and cancer appears to be the likely prognosis … TMZ has learned.
Dustin’s team told us that he was hospitalized in Florida last weekend after feeling pain throughout his body and a general feeling of being unwell. We were told that he was taken to the hospital, where doctors are conducting a series of tests to find out what exactly is wrong with him.
Our sources say that his medical team is concerned about cancer and are conducting a biopsy to get answers. We have been told that Dustin’s family has a history of cancer – his mother died of breast cancer – but it is not clear what type of cancer they suspect in his case.
Dustin is most famous for playing Screech in 4 seasons of ‘SBTB’.
Interestingly, it hasn’t been reworked for the show’s restart at Peacock – it looks like he and his former castmates have changed since filming ended in 92.
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We talked to Dustin some time ago about why he was not enrolled for the new iteration – he didn’t know why, but he argued why Screech should be resurrected. Unfortunately, since the show was released, there is no sign of it.