Roman Popov's friend told about the rapid development of cancer in the actor before his death

The recurrence of brain cancer discovered in actor Roman Popov developed very quickly. Hovhannes Grigoryan, a friend of the artist and resident of the Comedy Club, told Izvestia about this on October 28.

He noted that for the first time the artist suffered from cancer in 2018. Then he was able to go into remission. However, in May 2025, Popov was diagnosed with a relapse.

"The disease returned, progressed very quickly, and it ended very quickly," Grigoryan said.

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Earlier that day, a source from Izvestia reported Popov's death at the age of 40. In August, the actor announced on his Telegram channel that he had a recurrence of brain cancer.

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