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Amber Raiken

Maria Menounos says her tumour ‘doubled in size’ after doctors overlooked first symptoms of cancer

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Maria Menounos has revealed that her tumour “doubled in size” after her doctors initially overlooked her first signs of cancer.

The 45-year-old journalist, who was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in January, reflected on her early symptoms in a new episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. According to Menounos, when she went to the hospital in November 2022 due to “severe abdominal pain,” her doctors told her that “everything was fine”.

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