British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour has confirmed that her cancer returned for a third time, but shared that it is being “very well-managed.”
The 67-year-old CNN host advised people “listen to their bodies” during her appearance on the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story with gynecologic oncologist Dr. Angela George.
“I have it again, but it’s being very well-managed,” Amanpour said.
Amanpour first announced her initial diagnosis in 2021 after she underwent both surgery and chemotherapy.
“I did reveal [the diagnosis] publicly in 2021 because I was off the air for four weeks and people started to ask questions about where I am, have I been fired, am I alive, dead, whatever,” she said.
“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. I wanted to say what had happened to me and to 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,” Amanpour told host Hannah Vaughan Jones.
Ovarian cancer in Israel
Ovarian cancer is part of a group of diseases that also includes fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal cancer.
Around 300 women in Israel are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually, according to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Ashkenazi women, those with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, and women aged over 60 are more at risk of developing the cancer.
Abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, changes in bowel habits, and changes in weight are early symptoms of the cancer.