Larry King revealed on Wednesday that he had surgery after he was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer.

The iconic interviewer encouraged people, "Get a chest X-ray, If I had not had the chest X-ray, it would have progressed.?

"They said I was lucky and smart to get annual chest X-rays because lung cancer doesn?t give you any signs until it?s in late stages,? King said.

The octogenarian broadcaster gets an annual X-ray because of his previous heart attack and heart surgery.

King's Stage 1 cancerous mass appeared in X-rays as a cloud on his lung. Doctors removed the malignancy through a surgical procedure.

The legendary broadcaster, 83, opted to go public with his latest health scare as a way to raise awareness.