X17 EXCLUSIVE - Michael Lohan On Cancer Scare: Lindsay Urged Me To Get Checked Out

Michael Lohan is recovering from a cancer scare after undergoing minor surgery in which he had three polyps removed, and he says he has his 24-year-old daughter Lindsay to thank for urging him to get tested.

Papa Lohan confirms to X17online exclusively:

"Lindsay told me to get checked out. The doctors discovered three polyps in my colon that they said aren't good. So far, they got out what they had to. Now I'm just recovering and waiting for the results of the tests."

Lilo, who now represents the smokeless cigarette brand Blu Cigs, has been an instrumental part in getting Michael to the doctor. As for the smokeless cigarettes, Lohan tells X17online exclusively:

"I was one of the people who helped launch smokeless cigarettes years ago with the company Smoking Everywhere. Me and a partner went to Washington DC to have them legalized."

Smoking Everywhere, Inc. is a Florida based company pioneering in electronic smoking products. Lohan says while working with this company, he had sent smokless cigs to Lindsay years ago ... so for that reason, he tells us the E-Cigarette technology isn't anything new to her.

Great to see Lindsay and her dad working together to keep each other healthy. See an exclusive photo of Lindsay smoking one of her smokeless cigs ... after the jump.