CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has revealed that her ovarian cancer has returned, and she’s in the midst of battling the disease.
Amanpour was diagnosed with ovarian cancer four years ago, before defeating the disease the first time.
Recently, she has been away from CNN for about a month. She had stepped away to battle what she called a “fairly rare form” of the cancer as it had returned.
While appearing on the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story podcast, Amanpour revealed that her cancer has returned, and said she was hoping to help others by speaking about her experience.
“I have it again, but it’s being very well-managed, and this is one of the whole things that people have to understand about some cancers,” Amanpour said. “I decided when I got back in front of the camera after four weeks — which included the surgery and a couple of weeks of recuperation before I started chemotherapy — I decided to say something because I actually wanted to do a service.
“Not just to my viewers, but also to those who might be in a similar situation,” Amanpour continued. “And I wanted to say what had happened to me. And I wanted to say listen to your body because part of the reason I got such quick care was because I listened to my body and went straight to the doctors.”
Christiane Amanpour revealed that her cancer is currently between stage one and stage two, sharing that the cancer had attached itself to her pelvis.
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