Rush Limbaugh announced at the end of his show Monday afternoon he has advanced lung cancer.

Limbaugh said he will be off the air for medical tests and to determine treatment. He said his hope is to return Thursday, (but) "if not, it will be as soon as I can."

Rush Limbaugh announced at the end of his show Monday afternoon he has advanced lung cancer.

Limbaugh said he will be off the air for medical tests and to determine treatment. He said his hope is to return Thursday, (but) "if not, it will be as soon as I can."

From the Associated Press: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment. Limbaugh called himself the ``mayor of Realville'' in announcing his illness. He'd been experiencing shortness of breath that he initially thought might be heart-related but turned out to be a pulmonary malignancy.