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Christiane Amanpour Says Ovarian Cancer Has Returned for a Third Time

She says immunotherapy using daily pills plus six-weekly infusions is keeping the disease in check with minimal side effects.

Overview

  • The CNN anchor disclosed the recurrence on the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story podcast alongside her oncologist, Dr. Angela George of London’s Royal Marsden Hospital.
  • Amanpour said the disease reappeared in lymph nodes despite prior surgery that removed the affected organs.
  • Her current regimen combines daily oral medication with hospital infusions every six weeks, which she describes as the opposite of grueling.
  • Dr. George said Amanpour’s subtype is fairly rare, accounting for less than 10% of ovarian cancer cases.
  • Routine three-month surveillance detected the recent recurrences, and Amanpour urges others to listen to their bodies and seek prompt medical evaluation.