Maria Menounos has revealed she is recovering from a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
The former “E! News” correspondent says she first began feeling off last summer. In January, she was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer after an MRI revealed a mass. She underwent surgery, removing part of her pancreas and all of her spleen, and is now cancer-free, Menounos told “Today.”
She stressed the importance of early detection.
Menounos explained she was originally diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but was experiencing abdominal pain. She was at a party when a friend suggested she get a full-body MRI, which is what revealed the mass on her pancreas.
A biopsy confirmed it was cancerous and she underwent surgery right away. Fortunately, Menounos said, she does not have to undergo chemotherapy.
It’s not her first brush with a health scare. She underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2017.
Menounos and her husband, Keven Undergaro, are expecting a daughter via surrogate.
