وفي 9 نوفمبر 2008، أعلن بأن هاغارد قد شخص بسرطان رئة الخلية غير الصغير وقام بجراحة في 3 نوفمبر لإزالة جزء من رئته.
On November 9, 2008, it was announced that Haggard had been diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer in May of that year and underwent surgery on November 3, during which part of his lung was removed.